HC Deb 15 November 1979 vol 973 cc717-8W
50. Mr. John Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department

UNSENTENCED PRISONERS AGED 14 TO 16 IN REMAND CENTRES IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON 31 AUGUST 1979 BY LENGTH OF TIME SINCE FIRST REMAND
Length of time since first remand* Males Number of persons Females
Up to and including one week 28 3
Over one week up to and including two weeks 43 2
Over two weeks up to and including one month 50 3
Over one month up to and including six weeks 29 1
Over six weeks up to and including two months 26
Over two months up to and including three months 18
Over three months 13
Total 207 9
* Including any time which may have been spent on bail.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 14 to 16-year-old (a) 31 boys and (b) two girls on remand in local prisons on 31 August 1979 had been on remand (i) one to two weeks, (ii) two

UNSENTENCED PRISONERS AGED 14 TO 16 IN LOCAL PRISONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON 31 AUGUST 1979 BY LENGTH OF TIME SINCE FIRST REMAND
Length of time since first remand* Males Number of persons Females
Up to and including one week 2
Over one week up to and including two weeks 2 1
Over two weeks up to and including one month 9 1
Over one month up to and including six weeks 10
Over six weeks up to and including two months 2
Over two months up to and including three months 4
Over three months 2
Total 31 2
* Including any time which may have been spent on bail.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 14 to 16-year-old (a) boys and (b) girls on remand in remand centres

when he intends next to meet the acting Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Mr. Whitelaw

Soon, no doubt: I see both the chairman and the acting Director-General frequently.