§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) boys and (b) girls under the age of 16 years were being held in an adult prison in England and Wales on 10 October 1994.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
378WLetter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 8 December 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what was the number of (a) boys and (b) girls under the age of 16 years held in an adult prison in England and Wales on 10 October 1994.The provisional information for 30 September 1994 is the closest to 10 October that is available. On that date ten males and two females aged under 16 years of age were held in adult Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.