Mental Health (Hansard, 10 July 2003)

§ Lynne Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been detained under each relevant section of the Mental Health Acts in each of the last five years, broken down by ethnic group. [122475]

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
This particular data is not collected. The most recent data on the ethnicity of those detained under the Mental Health Act is issued by the Mental Health Act Commission in their Biennial Report for 1999–2001.

Percentage

Mental Health Act data Census data

1997–98 (n= 33,552) 1998–99 (n= 35,097) 1999–2000 (n= 40,024 1991

Ethnic Group

White 83.3 85.0 88.2 94.5

Black Caribbean 6.2 5.2 3.6 0.9

Black African 2.5 2.4 1.7 0.4

Black other 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.3

Indian 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5

Pakistani 1.0 1.4 1.2 0.9

Bangladeshi 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3

Chinese 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3

Other Groups 2.5 2.4 2.1 0.9

The Mental Health Act Commission Biennial Report for 2002–2003 will be issued in October 2003 and will contain an updated table.

§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on mental health costs in(a) the UK and (b) Sefton in each of the last five years; and what he estimates will be spent on mental health costs in the next (i) five years and (ii) 10 years. [124395]

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
The table shows expenditure on mental illness by health authorities (HAs) and primary care trusts (PCTs) for England and for the Sefton HA area. Expenditure relates to the commissioning of secondary care services for mental health only.

Mental illness expenditure

£000

Sefton health authority area England

1997–98 11,814 2,767,036

1998–99 12,977 2,925,934

1999–2000 17,688 3,408,660

2000–01 ¹75,006 3,951,618

2001–02 ¹83,492 4,561,000

¹ Sefton commissioned secure mental health services on behalf of all health authorities in the north-west; hence its exceptional spend in 2000–01 and 2001–02.

Estimated figures for future expenditure are not available. PCTs have been allocated resources for 2003–04 to 2005–06. These allocations are in line with the Planning and Priorities Framework, which in turn, reflects the commitments made in the NHS Plan.

Percentage
	Mental Health Act data	Census data
	1997–98 (n= 33,552)	1998–99 (n= 35,097)	1999–2000 (n= 40,024	1991
Ethnic Group
White	83.3	85.0	88.2	94.5
Black Caribbean	6.2	5.2	3.6	0.9
Black African	2.5	2.4	1.7	0.4
Black other	2.0	1.5	1.1	0.3
Indian	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.5
Pakistani	1.0	1.4	1.2	0.9
Bangladeshi	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.3
Chinese	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3
Other Groups	2.5	2.4	2.1	0.9

Mental illness expenditure
£000
	Sefton health authority area	England
1997–98	11,814	2,767,036
1998–99	12,977	2,925,934
1999–2000	17,688	3,408,660
2000–01	¹75,006	3,951,618
2001–02	¹83,492	4,561,000
¹ Sefton commissioned secure mental health services on behalf of all health authorities in the north-west; hence its exceptional spend in 2000–01 and 2001–02.