Young Offender Institutions (Hansard, 24 April 1998)

§ Dr. Cable
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the budgets given to the governors of each young offender institution in(a) London and (b) the South East for each of the last five years for which figures are available. [39298]

§ Ms Quin
The information is given in the table.

Table 2 Population of untried prisoners aged 15 and 16 years in Feltham Young Offender Institution by length of time since first reception¹on 31 March 1998

Date Length of time since first reception into a Prison Service establishment Over 3 months

31 March 1998 11

¹ Time since first reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment. This includes any intervening time spent on bail but excludes time spent in police cells beforehand.

§ Dr. Cable
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average time young offenders spend on remand in young offenders units prior to conviction or acquittal.[39299]

§ Ms Quin
The information requested is given in the table.

Estimated average time spent in custody for untried young offenders in 1997

Type of Custody Average number of days in custody

Untried ¹40

¹ Time spent in Prison Service establishments before conviction, acquittal etc.

Table 2 Population of untried prisoners aged 15 and 16 years in Feltham Young Offender Institution by length of time since first reception¹on 31 March 1998
Date	Length of time since first reception into a Prison Service establishment Over 3 months
31 March 1998	11
¹ Time since first reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment. This includes any intervening time spent on bail but excludes time spent in police cells beforehand.

Estimated average time spent in custody for untried young offenders in 1997
Type of Custody	Average number of days in custody
Untried	¹40
¹ Time spent in Prison Service establishments before conviction, acquittal etc.