HC Deb 24 June 1976 vol 913 c577W
18. Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many boys and girls, respectively, have been remanded to adult prisons since July 1975.

Mr. John

Figures so far available for the period 1st July 1975 to 30th April 1976 indicate that of first receptions of young people between 14 and 16 on remand at local prisons 183 were boys and 135 were girls.