§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of(a) girls and (b) boys between the ages of 10 and 16 years, held in care at 31 March 1988, had committed no crimes.
§ Mr. LangIt is estimated that at 31 March 1988, 86.9 per cent. of girls and 50.6 per cent. of boys in local authority care between the ages of 10 and 16 years were there for reasons not related to the commission of crimes or offences.