Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of young persons who can be accommodated in each of the remand homes in Scotland in reasonable conditions of comfort and security; and how many young people were actually resident in each remand home at the latest date for which figures are available.
Area Accommodation specified in terms of the Remand Home(Scotland) Rules, 1964 Number of children in residence on 30th September, 1967 Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Aberdeen … … … … 6 2 8 4 — 4 Ayrshire … … … … 14 5 19 11 1 12 Dunbartonshire: Bellfield … … … … 38 — 38 25 — 25 Cardross Park … … … … 20 — 20 1* — 1 Dundee … … … … 21 4 25 16 1 17 Edinburgh … … … … 16 6 22 20 3 23 Glasgow: Larchgrove … … … 74 — 74 58 — 58 Beechwood … … … — 16 16 — 15 15 Lanarkshire … … … … 21 — 21 26 — 26 210 33 243 161 20 181 * Cardross Park remand home was opened only in September, 1967.