HC Deb 19 January 1999 vol 323 c428W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received ECT(a) with and (b) without consent in each of the last five years. [65908]

Mr. Hutton

The information requested is not available centrally. The Department is undertaking a one-off survey on electroconvulsive therapy to cover activities in mental health trusts and other private hospitals and clinics over a three month period from January to March 1999. The results will be available later this year.