HC Deb 24 April 1998 vol 310 c706W
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.