asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recommendations by mental health review tribunals during 1976, 1977 and 1978 in respect of patients detained in each of the special hospitals and in local hospitals were for (a) absolute discharge, (b) conditional discharge, (c) transfer to another hospital, (d) lifting of a restriction order and (e) no discharge or transfer or lifting of a restriction order.

The information requested is as follows: