§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on 31 January, how many young people aged 21 years and under were held on remand in adult institutions.
§ Mr. HurdThe information available is given in the table:
Remand prisoners aged under 21 held in adult prisons* in England and Wales on 31 January 1984 Untried Number† Convicted unsentenced Total Adult prisons with young offender wings Male 1 44 45 Female — — — Other adult prisons* Male 1,128 191 1,319 Female 65 36 101 All adult prisons* 1,194 271 1,465 * Including Ashford, Manchester and Risley remand centres. † The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate. Detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.