§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many males and females aged 17 years or under were sentenced to a period of custody during(a) 1985, (b) 1986 and (c) 1987;
Persons aged 17 and under received under an immediate custodial sentence into Prison Department establishments: by ethnic origin and sex, 1985–87 Males Females Ethnic origin 1985 1986 11987 1985 1986 11987 White 9,655 7,522 7,090 196 158 148 West Indian/Guyanese, African 694 493 422 16 16 6 Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi 162 172 148 2 — — Chinese, Arab, Mixed origin 264 222 207 14 3 6 Other, not recorded (including refusals) 143 78 36 11 3 1 All 10,918 8,487 7,903 239 180 161 1 Provisional data.