§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women in England and Wales were given an absolute discharge under the Mental Health Act for each year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number of males and females in England and Wales who were given an absolute discharge, by tribunal under part V of the Mental Health Act 1983 or by the Secretary of State under sections 41 to 49 of the 1983 Act and 65 to 74 of the 1959 Acts, between 1980 and 1989—the last year for which information is available—is given in the table.
Number German Shepherds (Alsatians) 200 Pit bull terriers 126 Rottweilers 109 Staffordshire bull terriers 43 Undefined cross-breeds 38 Dobermann pinschers 33 English bull terriers 27 Labradors 23 Collies 13 Jack Russell terriers 6 Greyhounds 6 Yorkshire terriers 3 Great Dane 1 Husky 1 Irish wolf hound 1 Rhodesian Ridgeback 1 Total 631