§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total number of males under the age of 17 years appearing before the courts in England and Wales during 1988;
(2) what was the total number of males under the age of 17 years who appeared in courts in Wales during 1988.
§ Mr. John PattenIn 1988 in England and Wales, 43,600 males under the age of 17 were prosecuted for indictable offences, of whom 3,300 appeared before the Welsh courts.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of males under the age of 17 years who were remanded into prisons and remand centres in England and Wales during 1988.
§ Mr. MellorInformation on the number of males aged 14 to 16 received on remand into prison service establishments in England and Wales is published 271W annually in "Prison statistics, England and Wales" (table 2.6 of the latest volume, for 1988, Cm 825) copies of which are in the Library.