§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has examined the evidence sent to him by the hon. Member for South Bedfordshire of a 17-year-old Dunstable girl sent to Holloway Prison; and what steps he is taking to increase the availability of appropriate remand homes and centres for teenagers.
§ Miss BaconI have seen a newspaper account of this case. Adequate remand centre accommodiation for girls will be available when a new remand centre opens in a few weeks' time. It is the responsibility of local authorities to provide remand homes for girls under 17.