Mr. Speaker, I have a return to Written Question 5-16(3) asked by Mr. Ramsay on March 10, 2009, regarding Mental Health Services at the North Slave Correctional Centre.

We continue to meet the psychological health needs of our inmates through regular and timely interventions by our nursing staff, doctors’ referrals, psychiatric interventions, traditional counseling and pastoral guidance. There are two psychologist positions: one is established for the North Slave Young Offenders Facility and the other for the North Slave Correctional Centre. The former position became vacant during the summer of 2008, and the needs of that facility are currently being met by a psychologist under contract. The latter position became vacant in the early fall of 2008 and we are

working with the Department of Human Resources to recruit a psychologist.

The Member also asked for statistics about remand numbers at this facility. Later today, at the appropriate time, I will table historical data on the average daily count of remand offenders held at the North Slave Correctional Centre for the past five fiscal years. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.