HC Deb 17 June 1994 vol 244 cc680-1W
Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many psychiatric patients have been contracted out for treatment to the private sector in Northern Ireland in each year since 1979.

Mr. Ancram

None.

Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many high security psychiatric patients were admitted to psychiatric wards in non high secure units in Northern Ireland for the period from 1985 to 1993.

Mr. Ancram

None. Psychiatric patients who require treatment in high security hospitals are transferred to special hospitals in Scotland and England. Sixteen patients from Northern Ireland were admitted to special hospitals in Scotland and England in the period 1985 to 1993.

Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing and para-medical staff working in psychiatric wards in mental health trust hospitals in Northern Ireland have sustained non-accidental injuries from patients in each year since 1985.

Mr. Ancram

This information is not collected centrally.