§ Ms. AbbottTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the current per capita spending on children in special schools for delinquents in London; and if he will outline the measures taken to reduce delinquency and its consequences.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have been asked to reply.
There is one young offender institution in the London area, at Feltham, Middlesex. The per capita cost of running that establishment was £456 per week in the 1991–92 financial year.
Measures taken with juvenile offenders at Feltham YOI to help them to avoid further offending include group work on drug and alcohol abuse, temper control and sexual behaviour and relationships. In addition, members of a local victim support scheme come in to discuss the effects of offending on its victims, and members of inmates' families are invited in once a month to engage in discussion groups which deal with offending among other issues.