§ 16. Mr. SEXTONasked the Home Secretary the numbers of juveniles between the ages of 14 years and 16 years who were convicted of crime in 1933, 1934 and 1935, respectively; and the numbers of such juveniles, respectively, on the registers of schools at the times of committing crimes and who had left schools at the times of committing crimes?
§ Mr. LLOYDThe number of persons between the ages of 14 and 16 found guilty of indictable offences in 1933 and 1934 were respectively 4,669 and 6,257. The number in 1935 is not yet available; it is estimated at 8,600. I am unable to say how many were still at school, but the proportion would be small.