§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the age, offence, location and time spent on remand in custody of the 14 to 16-yearold girl first received as untried and not subsequently received as convicted unsentenced in 1981;
(2) what is the age, offence, location and time spent in custody of the 14 to 16-year-old girl received as untried in 1981 and given a non-custodial sentence.
§ Mr. MayhewThe 16-year-old girl concerned was accused of theft and remanded to Holloway prison. She spent 15 days on remand in custody. Her case should have been referred back to the court by the prison but her age was overlooked in error.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Home Department (1) what locations, and times spent in 16-year-old girls received as 1981 but given non-custodial sentences;
140W(2) how many 14 to 16-year-old boys were remanded to prison department establishments on unruly certificates in 1981;
(3) what are the lengths of time on remand in custody and the alleged offences of each of those currently in prison who have been waiting for over 12 months;
(4) what was the age of each of the 24 14 to 16-year-old boys received as untried but found not guilty in 1981; where each was held; and for how long.
§ Mr. MayhewWe shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what proportion of cases in the last year for which figures are available in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Newcastle the result was a finding of not guilty or a prison sentence shorter than the time spent on remand.
§ Mr. MayhewThe proportion requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.