§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average daily number of juveniles in (a) borstals, (b) detention centres, (c) remand centres and (d) adult prisons; and what were the figures in each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. HurdThe—information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The readily available information is given in the following table:
Population aged under 17 of prison department establishments in England and Wales at the end of February 1982–1984: by type of establishment. Number of persons Type of establishment February 1982 1983 1984 Borstals/Youth custody centres 754 640 543 Detention centres 657 566 598 Remand centres 283 250 182 Prisons 57 49 43 Total 1,751 1,505 1,366