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Mr. Bermingham
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to institute research into the incidence of mental illness amongst the prison population of England and Wales.
Mr. Mellor
Yes. The Department is in discussion with the institute of psychiatry, university of London, about a study into the incidence of mental disorder amongst the sentenced prison population and the services required.