Mentally Ill: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in (a) England, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) Nottingham were sectioned to psychiatric wards in each of the last five years. (148382)

Information about the number of formal detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 since 2001-02 is shown in the following table. These figures relate to all age groups of adults and children.

*Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation (England): children and adults of all ages*
	Number
2001-02	47,806
2002-03	46,489
2003-04	45,691
2004-05	46,673
2005-06	47,394
Source: The Information Centre for health and social care published data Form KP90

*Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust which provides mental health services across Nottinghamshire*
	Number
2001-02	Not available
2002-03	1,034
2003-04	861
2004-05	1,062
2005-06	959
Source: The Information Centre for health and social care Form KP90.

The figures for Nottinghamshire include those for Nottingham. Separate figures for Nottingham are not available.

Volume 463: debated on Thursday 19 July 2007