HC Deb 21 January 1997 vol 288 c581W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the total number of admissions to psychiatric hospital via court disposals under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years. [12037]

Mr. Burns

Information on psychiatric admissions to national health service facilities is contained in the Department of Health's statistical bulletin "In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation, England: 1989–90 to 1994–95"—the latest year for which information is available. Copies have been placed in the Library.

Mr. Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many admissions to psychiatric hospitals there were in each of the last five years. [12036]

Mr. Burns

The information available centrally relates to admissions under the mental illness specialties in national health service hospitals and is published in tables 5.20 and 5.21 of the publication, "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics for England: 1996", copies of which are available in the Library.

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