§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made as to the suitability of the wing allocated for young offenders in HM prison Gloucester for offenders of this type.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility 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.
Letter from D. Lewis to Mr. Robert Maclennan, dated 14 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the suitability of the wing allocated for young offenders in Gloucester prison.Gloucester prison is a local prison and may hold prisoners of all classifications, including young prisoners. The 81 cells in C wing, which now hold young prisoners were certified suitable for this purpose by the Area Manager.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily number of juveniles remanded in custody in(a) March and (b) April.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 26 May 1994]: 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.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 14 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the average daily number of juveniles remanded into custody in (a) March and (b) April.During both March and April provisional information indicates that on average five juveniles, aged 15 to 16, a day were received on remand into a Prison Service establishment in England and Wales.