§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the rate of recidivism among detainees of detention centres over the past 10 years and over the past five years;
(2) what is the rate of recidivism among detainees of youth custody centres and borstals over the past 10 years and over the past five years.
§ Mr. HurdThe readily available information relates to young offenders convicted within two years of discharge and is published annually in "Prison Statistics England and Wales" (tables 8(e), 8.4 and 8.6 of the issue for 1982, Cmnd. 9027).