HC Deb 20 February 1995 vol 255 c58W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many requests for secure accommodation for young children have been made in each of the past four years.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Information on the number of requests for secure accommodation for young children made in each of the past four years is not available centrally. However, the numbers of actual admissions of children into secure accommodation in the past four financial years are given below:

Year Number
1990–91 250
1991–92 243
1992–93 197
1993–94 1291
1Provisional.