§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many districts have residential and general treatment facilities for those who have had challenging behavioural or forensic histories.
§ Mr. BowisInformation on the number of beds by sector is published annually in the KHO3 summary booklet, "Bed Availability in England", a copy of which is available in the Library. The number of districts with residential and general treatment facilities of this kind is not recorded centrally, but guidance was issued to health and local authorities in October 1992, LAC(92)15 and HSG(92)42, which emphasised the need to provide a diverse range of services to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities.