Youth Treatment Centres

HC Deb 12 March 1993 vol 220 c751W

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the number of places in, the occupancy rate in, the cost of and the location of youth treatment centres under her control over the last five years; and whether she has any plans to add to the provision.

Mr. Yeo

The youth treatment service consists of two residential centres—St. Charles in Brentwood, Essex and Glenthorne in Erdington, Birmingham, which have 30 and 40 places respectively. Information on the number of places in the centres occupied, the occupancy rate and the cost of the service over the last five years is shown in the table:

Year	Average Occupancy Numbers	Per cent. Occupancy	Gross Cost £Thousands
			Not
1988–89	63	90	Available
1989–90	61	86	5,559
1990–91	61	87	6,467
1991–92	59	84	7,223
1992–93	53	76	17,867
1 Estimated.

Note: Costs include depreciation rather than gross capital expenditure.

There are no plans to expand the service at present.