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Mr. Kilroy-Silk
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present location of the five unsentenced prisoners in Bedford prison on 30 June 1978, who were deemed to be suffering from mental disorder of a nature or degree warranting their detention in hospital for treatment under the Mental Health Act 1919.
Dr. Summerskill
One was deported and two were discharged at court. The remaining two were made the subject of hospital orders under the Mental Health Act 1959. One is in Bromham mental hospital and the other is in Broadmoor special hospital.