§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the population of the three special hospitals in England and Wales for the last date available were(a) female, (b) black and (c) aged under 21 years.
§ Mr. YeoThe information requested is in the tables.
Percentage of female patients in special hospitals on 18 January 1993 Broadmoor Per cent. Rampton Per cent. Ashworth Per cent. Total Per cent. 19.8 20.3 11.6 16.9
Percentages of special hospital patients by ethnic group on 18 January 1993 Ethnic Group Per cent. of patients in: Broadmoor Per cent. Rampton Per cent. Ashworth Per cent. Percentage of all patients in special hospitals Black— 10.9 11.1 8.0 9.9 Caribbean Black— 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 African Black— 2.8 0 0 0.8 Other Indian 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.0 Pakistani 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.7 Bangladeshi 0.2 0 0 0.1 Chinese 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 White 79.8 83.4 86.8 83.6 Other 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.6
Percentage of patients aged under 21 years in special hospitals on 18 January 1993 Broadmoor Per cent. Rampton Per cent. Ashworth Per cent. Total Per cent. 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.8
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a full breakdown of the ages of the population of each of the three special hospitals in England and Wales.
§ Mr. YeoThe available information as at 18 January 1993 is given in the table.
Special hospital Age band Broadmoor Rampton Ashworth Total < 18 0 0 1 1 18–21 3 5 5 13 21–25 35 26 51 112 25–35 181 153 231 565 35–45 128 200 177 505 45–55 77 108 104 289 55+ 71 50 58 179 Total 495 542 627 1,664