<table><tbody><tr><td><p>The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last seven years, and the numbers of those prisoners recorded as male or female are set out below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1011</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>994</p></td><td><p>1084</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>1071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1096</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>996</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1101</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1188</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1173</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1175</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Data on how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have been identified with mental health issues (ii) are still in the prison where those issues were identified, (iii) have moved prison and (iv) have been moved to a bail hostel in each of the last seven years is not collected centrally. We take the mental health of prisoners extremely seriously, which is why we have increased the support available to vulnerable offenders - especially during the first 24 hours in custody - and invested more in mental health awareness training for prison officers. We are putting more funding into prison safety and have embarked on major Prison Safety Programme, in order to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths and incidents of self-harm in our prisons. But we recognise that more can be done and continue to work in partnership with HMPPS, NHS England and Public Health England to improve mental health services for offenders at all points of the criminal justice system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>