HC Deb 27 February 1964 vol 690 cc102-3W
27. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many girls and boys aged 15, 16 and 17 years are in Walton Prison, Liverpool, awaiting places in approved schools; how many days each of them has spent waiting; and when it is expected that places in approved schools will be found for them.

Miss Pike

Girls are not sent to Walton Prison. There is one 15-year-old boy who has been there 31 days awaiting a place in an approved school. He is being admitted to a school today.

28. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the terms of the reply sent to the Liverpool Town Clerk on 21st January, 1964, regarding the educational and occupational facilities for young persons awaiting approved school places while detained in Walton Prison, Liverpool.

Miss Pike

As the letter is rather long, I am sending the hon. Member a copy of it. General education classes are being planned, and the other facilities now available include a club evening with a varied programme of lectures, film shows and games, an evening in the library, and a non-denominational padre's hour on another evening.