§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
When was the last occasion upon which there was an independent inquiry into the provision of psychiatric medical services in prisons. [HL3483]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe former independent standing Health Advisory Committee for the Prison Service conducted the last such independent review. Its report,The Provision of Mental Health Care in Prisons, was published in the autumn of 1997.