§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of
Receptions of 15-year-old remanded persons1 into Prison Service establishments, England and Wales by offence 1990 to 19942 Violence against the person Sex offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling Other offences including drugs Offence not recorded Total Males 19903 — — — — — — — 380 19913 — — — — — — — 412 1992 46 8 136 39 77 46 25 377 1993 51 6 137 63 131 52 13 453 1994 63 10 184 102 178 76 15 628 Females 19903 — — — — — — — 0 19913 — — — — — — — 2 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1993 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Aged 15 years as at date of remand. 2 1993 and 1994 information is provisional. 3 Information for remand prisoners by offence is not available for 1990 and 1991.
Receptions of sentenced 15-year-old persons1 into Prison Service establishments, England and Wales by offence 1990 to 19942 Violence against the person Sex offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling Other offences including drugs Offence not recorded Total Males 1990 27 12 151 26 83 53 84 436 1991 27 5 156 24 119 83 95 509 1992 39 3 152 42 98 93 35 465 1993 45 9 201 61 151 66 16 549 1994 69 5 261 77 191 85 21 709 Females 1990 0 0 1 4 0 2 4 11 1991 0 0 4 1 3 1 3 12 1992 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 6 1993 10 0 0 6 5 4 0 25 1994 10 0 5 5 6 3 2 31 1 Aged 15 years as at date of sentence. Excluding those committed in default of payment of a fine. 2 1993 and 1994 information is provisional.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Prison Service institutions have held 15-year-olds boys and girls in(a) 1994 and (b) 1995 to date.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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.
754Wreceptions into Prison Service custody of 15-year-old (a) girls and (b) boys; how many were (i) on remand and (ii) sentenced; and in respect of what offences they were committed, in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Mr. George Howarth, dated 17 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what has been the number of receptions into Prison Service custody of 15 year old (a) girls and (b) boys; how many were (i) on remand and (ii) sentenced; and in respect of what offences they were committed, in each year since 1990.The information requested for Prison Service establishments is given in the attached tables.Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. George Howarth, dated 17 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking which prison service institutions have held 15 year old boys and girls in (a) 1994 and (b) 1995 to date.The readily available information relates to the populations of 15 years olds, in boys and girls prison service establishment on 30 June 1994 and 31 January 1995, and it is given in the attached tables. A copy of these tables has been placed in the House of Commons Library.