§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young persons, by age and location, are in prison and remand centres awaiting transfer to youth custody centres; and what is the length of time that each has been waiting.
§ Mr. HurdThe only information readily available is given in the following table:
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Youth custody trainees aged under 17 in prisons and remand centres in England and Wales on 30 September 1983: by establishment, time in that establishment and age Number Time in that establishment Establishment Up to one week Over one week up to two weeks Over two weeks up to one month Over one month up to two months Over two months up to three months Total 15 16 15 16 15 16 15 16 15 16 Males Brockhill — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 Latchmere House 1 2 — 1 — — — 1 — — 5 Low Newton 2 4 2 5 2 5 1 2 — — 23 Pucklechurch — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Swansea 1 1 — — — — — — — — 2 Thorp Arch 1 6 1 8 2 — — 2 — — 20 Winchester — 2 — — — — — — — — 2 Local prisons Bedford — 1 1 — — 1 — — — — 3 Bristol — — — 1 — — — 1 — — 2 Birmingham 2 5 — — — — — — — — 7 Durham — — — 1 — — — — — 1 2 Lincoln 1 2 — — — — — — — — 3 Liverpool 2 4 — 2 — — — — — — 8 Manchester 2 3 1 1 — 3 1 3 — — 14 Swansea — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Total 12 30 5 20 4 9 3 11 — 1 95 Females Holloway 1 — — — — — — — — — 1 Risley — 1 — 1 — — — — — — 2 Total 1 1 — 1 — — — — — — 3 Male and Female Total 13 31 5 21 4 9 3 11 — 1 98
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners held on remand in custody for longer than three months were subsequently acquitted in the most recent period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HurdThe latest available information, which is as complete as we can provide, relates to those initially remanded in custody in 1981. About 750 of them were found not guilty or not proceeded against more than three months later. This time includes any time spent on bail.