§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give a breakdown by age of those juveniles in custody in prison and remand centres awaiting trial in England and Wales on 31st December 1974; and if he will indicate the numbers, by age and sex, at each institution;
(2) how many of the 3,148 persons in custody in prison and remand centres in England and Wales, awaiting trial on 31st December 1974 were juveniles; and if he will break these figures down by sex and age.
§ Dr. SummerskillI regret that a breakdown of the figures for 31st December is not available in the form requested. An analysis in mid-November showed that at that time there were 146 young8W persons aged 14–16 in prisons or remand centres in England and Wales awaiting trial. The following table shows where they were detained:—
Males Remand Centres Ashford 5 Brockhill 4 Cardiff 3 Latchmere House 37 Low Newton 16 Risley 24 Thorp Arch 20 Winchester 19 Local Prisons Brixton 1 Canterbury 6 Leeds 1 Leicester 1 Lincoln 1 Norwich 1 Oxford 1 Shrewsbury 1 Total 141 Females Low Newton Remand Centre 1 Risley Remand Centre 1 Holloway Prison 3 Total 5