§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons under 16 years of age were detained in institutions for over-16s or in police cells in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information in relation to the numbers of under-16s received into penal establishments is as follows:
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Convicted Remanded 1980 6 157 1981 3 134 1982 12 147 1983 9 144 1984 6 137 Similar information in relation to detention in police cells is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.