§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the youngest(a) boy and (b) girl being held in a prison in England and Wales on 9 July.
§ Mr. MellorAccording to the records held centrally on 31 May 1990, the latest date for which information is readily available, the youngest boy and girl held in a prison or remand centre were aged 15. Both had been sentenced.