§ Ms CoffeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients with(a) mental illness admitted before 1 June 1971 and (b) learning difficulties admitted before January 1970, were still receiving care in (i) hospital-based accommodation and (ii) community-based accommodation on 1 April 1996 broken down by region. [10734]
§ Mr. BurnsThe number of patients with mental illness admitted before 1 January 1971 and patients with learning difficulties admitted before 1 January 1970, who were still receiving care in hospital or community-based accommodation on 1 April 1996, as reported by health authorities, is shown in the table.