§ 41. Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that there is a custodial centre for young delinquents to cover the North and Mid-Wales areas as at the present time youngsters are sent either to an institution in Derbyshire or in Staffordshire.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe number of boys sentenced to detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 by the courts in North and Mid-Wales is not large enough to justify a separate centre for their use. I am writing to the hon. and learned Member to explain the position in greater detail.