§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it costs on average to keep someone in a long-stay mental hospital at 1993–94 prices; how much it costs to resettle someone in the community for a year at 1993–94 prices; and what are the consequences for funding of health services in the community of the difference between those costs.
§ Mr. BowisIt is not possible separately to identify the cost of care in a long-stay psychiatric hospital.