§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 16 and 17-year-olds are currently being held on remand in adult prisons; and how many were held on average in the years 1979, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility 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.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Jean Corston, dated 10 March 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many 16 and 17-year-olds are currently held on remand in adult prisons and how many were held on average in the years 1979, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.The available information is given in the attached table. No information is available for 1979, 1984 and for 17-year-olds in 1989.
Remand population held in Adult Prison Service Establishments 16-year-olds 17-year-olds 31 December 1993 0 16 30 June 1992 0 70 30 June 1991 6 166 30 June 1990 10 167 30 June 1989 2 n/a