§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons under the age of 16 years are currently being held in young offender institutions; how many teenagers are being so held; and how many teenagers are being so held for non-violent offences.
§ Mrs. Rumbold[holding answer 26 November 1991]: The readily available information is given in the table.
Population1 aged under 20 in young offender institutions in England and Wales on 30 June 1991 by age and offence Number of prisoners Age Offence group 14 and 15 16 to 19 14 to 19 Violence against the person 2 333 335 Sexual offences — 65 65 Robbery 1 375 376 Other offences 26 1,400 1,426 Not recorded 38 914 952 In default of payment of a fine — 23 23 All offences 67 3,110 3,177 1 Provisional figures.