HC Deb 17 January 1996 vol 269 c582W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates in Doncaster prison received some form of mental health care in each month since the prison opened. [8426]

Miss Widdecombe

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 17 January 1996: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of inmates in Doncaster prison who have received some form of mental health care in each month since the prison opened. Listed on the attached table are details showing the number of inmates seen by a psychiatrist.

New referrals Follow-up appointments
July 1994 2 0
July 1994 4 7
August 1994 5 2
September 1994 11 7
October 1994 15 9
November 1994 20 10
December 1994 4 7
January 1995 6 4
February 1995 8 4
March 1995 19 1
April 1995 29 3
May 1995 21 11
June 1995 21 18
July 1995 20 26
August 1995 31 20
September 1995 20 17
October 1995 23 12
November 1995 24 29
December 1995 23 14