§ 20. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many minors have been held on remand in premises within the precincts of Wormwood Scrubs in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. CarlisleThree in 1965, none in 1966, 16 in 1967, six in 1968 and one in 1969. These figures relate to receptions of persons under 21 years of age not already serving a sentence.
§ Mr. PavittIs the hon. Gentleman aware that this causes a great deal of anxiety in my constituency? To be in Wormwood Scrubs is one thing, but to be a minor on remand in Wormwood Scrubs is another. Will the hon. Gentleman take urgent steps to ensure that minors are sent elsewhere than Wormwood Scrubs?
§ Mr. CarlisleWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, they are; they go to Ashford. The figures I have given are very small, and they relate to those on remand at Wormwood Scrubs who have normally been transferred from Ashford to the surgical or psychiatric centre in Wormwood Scrubs. There is also the question of the allocation wing for borstals in Wormwood Scrubs, but that is another question.