§ Mr. Gwilym JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the numbers and percentages of juveniles remanded to secure establishments by the magistrates courts of Cardiff, Bristol and London for the last available year; and what were the comparable figures five and 10 years ago.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThere is no power for the courts to remand juveniles direct to local authority secure accommodation. Local authorities can place juveniles in secure accommodation who have been remanded to their care, but information is not collected centrally on the courts at which such juveniles appeared.