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Electro-Convulsive Therapy (Prison Hospitals)

Volume 927: debated on Monday 7 March 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have received electro-convulsive therapy in the last year for which figures are available.

The process of analysis and collation of medical statistics for 1976 is not yet complete, but a provisional view indicates a figure of about 35.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently undergoing electro-convulsive therapy.

I regret that this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.