§ 29. Mr. LOVAT-FRASERasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware there is at present in Wormwood Scrubs Prison, boys' wing, a lad under 14 years of age; what is the offence for which he is confined; what are the circumstances under which he was sent to prison; and will he give the numbers of boys under 15 and between 15 and 16, respectively, who have been sent to prison during the last six months?
§ Mr. LLOYDOne boy who was subsequently found to be under 14 was sent on remand for one night on 10th March to Wormwood Scrubs boys' prison, the court certifying, as required by Section 33 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, that he was too unruly to be safely 590 committed to a remand home. He was charged with two larcenies and housebreaking. The number of boys under 15 received in prisons in England and Wales during the last six months is six, and the number between 15 and 16 is 32, the requisite certificate under Section 33 having been given in each case by the court concerned.