§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the local authorities who have provided secure units for juvenile offenders and those which have not.
§ Mr. YeoI refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Elmet (Mr. Batiste) on 20 January at columns318–19.
§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision has been made by local authorities in the north-east to provide secure accommodation for young offenders.
§ Mr. YeoThe information is shown in the table.
Secure accommodation in North East region Location Managing authorities Number of secure places New Aycliffe Royston House Durham 14 Aycliffe Community Home special unit Durham 36 Netherton Park Elm secure unit Northumberland 5
§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the premises in the Hexham constituency which have been used to provide accommodation for young offenders in each of the last five years; if she will provide details of the local authorities who have made use of them; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoInformation is not available centrally about the individual premises in which children or young people are looked after by local authorities or voluntary organisations other than for local authority secure units. There are no secure units in the Hexham constituency.
The provision of accommodation for young people on sentence is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.