§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in national newspapers in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by newspaper titles.
§ Mr. HurdThe amounts spent by the Home Office on press advertising in each of the past five financial years is as follows:
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£ 1982–83 696,000 1983–84 524,000
£ 1984–85 677,000 1985–86 398,000 1986–87 1,366,000 Information is not readily available to distinguish between expenditure on advertising in national newspapers and that in the press generally: the same is true for individual titles.
Estimated population aged under 18 years in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 31 August 1987: by type of establishment, type of prisoner and sex. Number of Prisoners Type of establishment Untried or convicted unsentenced Sentenced Non-criminal Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Remand centres 682 5 66 — — — 748 5 Local prisons 133 8 97 2 — — 230 10 Other closed prisons — — 21 — — — 21 — Closed youth custody centres 5 — 773 22 — — 778 22 Open youth custody centres — — 204 11 — — 204 11 Senior detention centres — — 122 — — — 122 — Junior detention centres — — 175 — — — 175 — Total 820 13 1,458 35 — — 2,278 48