§ Mr. P. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the daily average number of persons sentenced to Borstal training but temporarily detained in prison awaiting vacancies.
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§ Mr. R. A. ButlerIn 1958 the daily average number of boys sentenced to Borstal training and temporarily detained in prison was 360 and of girls 9. On 21st April, 1959, there were 290 boys and 10 girls so detained.
§ Mr. P. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the daily average number of persons sentenced to detention centres, but temporarily detained in prison awaiting vacancies in detention centres.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerBoys sentenced to detention in a detention centre are sent there direct from the court.
§ Mr. P. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the daily average number of young persons sentenced to prison and detained in local or other prisons awaiting vacancies in a young persons' prison.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerIn 1958 the daily average number of boys eligible for transfer to young prisoners' centres who were awaiting transfer in a local prison was 233. In addition there were 51 boys in local prisons who were ineligible for transfer to young prisoners' centres because of the shortness of their sentence. On 21st April, 1959, the corresponding figures were 186 and 64 respectively. There are no young prisoners' centres for girls because these are too few to make it practicable to run a special centre. In 1958 the average number of girls serving a sentence of imprisonment was 18 and on 21st April, 1959, there were 26.