HC Deb 18 January 1993 vol 217 c94W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what is(a) the normal capacity and (b) maximum capacity of each of the special hospitals in England and Wales;

(2) what was the population for each of the three special hospitals in England and Wales for the latest date available.

Mr. Yeo

The available information is in the table.

Hospital Current number of beds Number of patients 31 December 1992
Ashworth 658 624
Broadmoor 495 493
Rampton 600 540
TOTAL 1,753 1,532

Total patient numbers include 123 on trial leave.