§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the report of the governor of Edinburgh Prison on the juvenile-adult section of prisoners for 1938 to the effect that unemployment was one of the factors conducing to crime in the case of most of the youths admitted to the section, he can state if any of these young men had secured any employment at all since leaving school?
§ Mr. ColvilleAs indicated in the report to which the hon. and gallant Member refers, 71 of these juvenile-adult prisoners had occupations and 14 had no occupation. Detailed information as to their actual employment between leaving school and reception in prison is not available.