§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to provide sufficient remand and observation centres to relieve prisons of accused persons awaiting trial.
§ Mr. BrookeA remand centre for males under 21 was opened in the London area in 1961. Eight more, sufficient to satisfy the estimated need for males under 21 throughout the country, are under construction and will come into use in 1964 and 1965.
At four of these establishments, wings are also being provided for girls and for adult women. At one establishment—Risley in Lancashire—a remand and observation centre for men over 21 is included Three of the other remand centres are so sited and designed as to facilitate the addition of accommodation for adult men if, in the light of experience at Risley, that course is judged appropriate.