§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Health Department when the consultation paper on provision of new secure units will be published; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe consultation paper, "The remand of alleged juvenile offenders", issued by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on 4 February, contained proposals which call for some increase in the overall number of secure places provided by local authorities. We hope to discuss the implications of these proposals with the local authority associations as soon as possible.