§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) whether he will take steps to increase the remand facilities for girls in the Leicester area;
(2) how many girls on remand from courts in the Leicester area in each of the years from 1960 to 1970 have not been accommodated in the Breadsall Remand Home;
(3) in cases from the year 1960 to the year 1970, inclusive, in which there was no available accommodation for girls from the Leicester area in the Breadsall Remand Home, where such girls were accommodated during their periods on remand.
§ Sir K. JosephThe provision of remand facilities is a local authority responsibility. I am not aware of any proposals to provide additional accommodation in the Leicester area; but the question whether facilities in the Leicestershire area are adequate will be a matter for consideration in connection with the regional plan which the Children's Regional Planning Committee is required to prepare under Section 36 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1969.
I regret that information to answer the second and third of these Questions is not available.