HC Deb 24 February 2003 vol 400 c312W
Tom Brake

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to reduce the number of people with mental illness in prison. [98767]

Hilary Benn

We are tackling excessive delays in arranging transfer to hospital for the most seriously ill. We are also working to improve the mental health services available to the majority of prisoners who are not so ill that they require hospital care.