§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 15 and 16-year-old boys were remanded in custody during(a) 2000 and (b) January to June 2001, broken down by age and ethnicity, on the last date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [21549]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 10 December 2001]: Receptions of 15 and 16-year-old boys remanded into custody in prisons in England and Wales in (a) 2000 and (b) January to June 2001, by age and ethnicity, are shown in the table.
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Total 15 years 16 years 2000 Total 2,791 1,001 1,790 Asian-Bangladeshi 28 11 17 Asian-Indian 13 8 5 Asian-Pakistani 39 15 24 Asian-Other 59 23 36 Black-African 71 23 48 Black-Caribbean 268 119 149 Black-Other 176 62 114 Chinese 2 2 0 Other 40 13 27 White 2,097 726 1,371 20001
Total 15 years 16 years Total 1,284 417 867 Asian-Bangladeshi 12 5 7 Asian-Indian 5 2 3 Asian-Pakistani 12 1 11 Asian-Other 15 3 12 Black-African 44 14 30 Black-Caribbean 89 30 59 Black-Other 108 37 71 Chinese 0 0 0 Other 24 8 16 White 975 317 658 1 Data for 2001 cover 1 January 2001 to 30 June 2001 only, and are provisional.