asked the Secretary of Slate for Social Services if he is satisfied that the £5 million allocated for the purpose of helping local mental hospitals to absorb more abnormal offenders has been used for this purpose.

I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, East (Mr. Thomas) on 27th May.—[Vol. 932, c. 699.] Information has not yet come in from all regional health authorities, but I hope it will be available shortly for publication in the Official Report.