HC Deb 17 May 1996 vol 277 cc585-6W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients with learning disabilities have been detained under the mental health legislation. [29405]

Mr. Bowis

In 1992–93, the latest year for which information is available, there were 252 formal admissions of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and classified as mentally impaired or severely mentally impaired.