§ 48. Mr. Sharplesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many boys sentenced to Borstal training have remained at Wormwood Scrubs Prison for one month, two months, three months, four months, five months, a greater period than five months, and the whole of their sentence, respectively, during the two years ended on 1st July, 1968.
§ Mr. CallaghanFor the two years ended 31st December, 1967, 2,963 boys remained in the allocation centre at Wormwood Scrubs for up to four weeks, 2,538 for up to eight weeks, 880 for up to 13 weeks and 148 for up to 15 weeks; 201 boys remained for more than 15 weeks because of special circumstances. I can trace only one case where a boy spent the whole of his sentence in Wormwood Scrubs. He was in hospital there for medical treatment.