§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average cost of an attendance centre order in 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83.
§ Mr. MellorComparison of the total number of orders made for attendance at junior and senior centres in 1980 with the total expenditure for the financial year 1980–81, gives an average cost per order at that time of about £42. The average cost in 1981, calculated on the same basis, was about £53. Statistics of the number of orders made in 1982 are not yet available.