§ BARONESS MASHAM of ILTONasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many 15-year-old boys have received borstal training in each of the last three years.
VISCOUNT COLVILLE of CULROSSThe following were the numbers of boys sentenced to borstal training in England and Wales who were aged 15 years on conviction:
- 1971, 253.
- 1972, 265.
January 1 to September 30, 1973, 243 (provisional figure).