§ Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridgeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many juveniles were remanded in custody between 1st June and 31st August in 1982 and 1983 respectively from the London borough areas.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)Information is not available in the form requested. However, it is estimated from central records that about 90 persons aged under 17 were initially remanded in custody in prison department estalishments in England and Wales by courts in the Greater London area in the period 1st June to 31st August 1982 and about 50 in the period 1st June to 31st August 1983.