HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 cc443-4W
19. Mr. Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has undertaken into the effectiveness of the Government's policies for combating juvenile offending.

Mr. Maclean

The Home Office has commissioned more than 47 research projects on various aspects of juvenile crime since 1979. A report of research specifically into persistent juvenile offending will be published shortly.

Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people have been re-classified from young offender to adult who are at present in(a) Her Majesty's prison Frankland, (b) Her Majesty's prison Acklington, (c) Her Majesty's prison Holme House, (d) Her Majesty's prison Kirklevington, (e) Her Majesty's prison Full Sutton, (f) Her Majesty's prison Everthorpe, (g) Her Majesty's prison Durham and (h) Her Majesty's prison Haverigg.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

26. Mr. Marland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he intends to take to ensure that local authorities deal responsibly with young offenders in their care.

Mr. Maclean

As my right hon. and learned Friend announced in Blackpool on 6 October 1993, the national standards for the supervision of offenders in the community will be reviewed to ensure that these sentences provide a proper punishment for offenders who receive them. These national standards cover supervision provided by local authority social services departments as well as by the Probation Service.