§ Mr. William Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many youths are now in Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, awaiting transmission to the Borstal allocation centre; what is the longest period any such youth has been so waiting transmission; and what training is given to such youths 467W whilst so awaiting transmission to the Borstal allocation centre.
§ Miss BaconDue to extremely heavy pressure on accommodation at the borstal allocation centre there were on 14th December 42 boys in Birmingham Prison awaiting removal to the borstal allocation centre; one of these had been waiting for 11 weeks. Every effort is made to keep such boys constructively occupied but full training is not practicable.
§ Mr. William Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many youths are detained in Her Majesty's Prisons, other than Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, awaiting transmission to a Borstal allocation centre; and what is the longest period any such youth has been so detained.
§ Miss BaconOn 14th December 182 boys were in the special centre for boys at Manchester prison; 160 boys were in local prisons other than Birmingham. I will send by hon. Friend, as soon as possible, information about the periods for which they had been awaiting removal.