§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he visited or plans to visit(a) Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institution and (b) Colchester Young Offenders Institution. [21303]
§ Ms QuinMy right hon. Friend has no current plans to visit either Thorn Cross or Colchester Young Offender Institutions. As part of our delegated responsibilities. I visited Colchester on 2 July and the Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Knowsley, North and Sefton, East (Mr. Howarth) visited Thorn Cross on 6 November. I will be visiting Thorn Cross on Tuesday 20 January.
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Young Offender Institutions he has visited since 1 May. [21304]
§ Ms QuinMy right hon. Friend visited Brinsford Young Offenders Institution on 6 January. As part of our delegated responsibilities, I have visited four Young Offenders Institutions and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary has visited five.