§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles are currently held in Her Majesty's prisons; if he will give a breakdown
Population* aged under 17 of prisons and remand centres in England and Wales on 31 August: by establishment and age of prisoner, 1980–84 Number 1980 Age of prisoner
1981 Age of prisoner
1982 Age of prisoner
1983 Age of prisoner
1984 Age of prisoner
14 15 16 14 15 16 14 15 16 14 15 16 14 15 16 Ashford remand centre — 1 2 — 2 9 — 2 3 — — — — 1 1 Aylesbury — — 1 — — 1 — — 2 — — — — — — Bedford — — — — — 1 — 1 — — — 1 — 1 1 Birmingham — — 5 — — 4 — — 7 — 1 10 — — 1 Bristol — — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 — — — Brixton — — — — 1 — — — 1 — — 2 — — — Brockhill remand centre 1 12 26 — 12 21 — 7 17 — 4 12 — 5 13 Canterbury — — — — — 1 — — 1 — — 1 — — — Cardiff remand centre — 4 4 — 1 6 — 2 3 — — — — — 3 Chelmsford remand centre — — — — — — — — 3 — — 1 — — 2 Durham — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — Exeter — 1 — — — 1 — — — — — — — — 2 Exeter remand centre — 1 6 — — 6 — — 1 — — 2 — 1 2 Glen Parva remand centre — — — 1 4 5 — 6 4 — 2 4 — 5 9 Gloucester — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — — Holloway — 1 5 — 1 1 — 1 2 — — 1 — — — Latchmere House remand centre 3 24 45 — 18 59 — 17 41 — 6 38 — 5 25 Leeds — 3 5 — 1 3 — 1 3 — 1 — — — 1 Leicester — — — — — 1 — — 1 — — 1 — 1 2 Lincoln — 1 1 — — 4 — 1 3 — — — — — 1 Liverpool — — 1 — — — — — 1 — 1 17 — — 7 Low Newton remand centre — 14 16 — 17 31 — 8 18 — 10 11 — 7 15 Manchester — 11 15 — 7 20 — 8 18 — 7 26 — 1 12 Manchester remand centre — — — — — — — — — — 1 3 — 2 5 Oxford — — 2 — 1 — — — — — — — — — 1 Pucklechurch remand centre 1 5 7 — 2 6 — 3 3 — — 3 — 1 2 Reading — — — — 2 1 — — — — — 1 — — — Risley remand centre 1 14 38 — 10 21 — 11 26 — 2 9 — 5 10 Shrewsbury — — 1 — 2 — — 2 — — — 2 — — — Styal — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Swinfen Hall — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — Swansea remand centre — — — — — — — — — — — 2 — — 1 Thorp Arch 2 14 17 — 11 24 — 16 27 — 11 21 — 2 16 Winchester — 2 11 — 2 5 — 1 3 — — — — 1 2 Wormwood Scrubs — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — Total 8 110 218 1 96 243 — 92 193 — 47 173 — 39 139 * The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate; detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.