§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money has been devoted in each of the past five years to the after care of offenders under the age of 24 years who have served prison sentences.
918WEEC as a whole, for each member State of the EEC, the United States of America and Japan, for the latest date for which information is available (a) the total population and separately the number of men and women, (b) the total population under 15 years of age and separately the number of men and women under 15 years of age, (c) the total population between 15 and 64 years of age and separately the number of men and women between 15 and 64 years of age and (d) the total population above 65 years of age and separately the number of men and women over 65 years of age.
§ Mr. MoyleThe primary responsibility for the after care of offenders rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department, but ex-offenders who need them may also receive health services and local authority social services. Information is not available about the extent to which these services are used 919W by ex-offenders, whether under age 24 or not.