Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 13 November and 24 November to Questions 111757 and 114731, on Secure Psychiatric Units: Domestic Visits, for what reasons the Department does not hold information on the date and location of a visit made by the Secretary of State.

The Department holds information on the trusts visited by the Secretary of State. However the Department does not retain this information to the level of specific wards.

The Department aims to respond to all parliamentary questions as openly and transparently as possible. As information on specific wards visited is not retained the answer to Question 111757 was accurate. The number of mental health related visits was provided in the response to Question 114731 to provide a more helpful and transparent response.