HC Deb 24 October 1995 vol 264 cc537-8W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by individual centres the numbers of young people who have been committed to young offenders' centres for defaulting on fines in each of the last six years. [39277]

Miss Widdecombe

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Mark Fisher, dated 24 October 1995: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking, if he will list by individual centres the numbers of young people who have been committed to young offenders' centres for defaulting on fines in each of the last six years.

The information requested is in the attached table and is for young people aged under 21 for the years 1990 to 1994. Data for 1989 is not available.

Receptions of young people into young offender institutions.
Establishment 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Closed YOIS (male)
Brinsford 97 51
Deerbolt 1
Dover 1 1
Feltham 84 26 185 237 218
Glen Parva 184 37 214 323 321
Guys Marsh
Hollesley Bay 1 1
Huntercombe 1 1
Lancaster Farms 19 66
Moorland 5 24 13
Northallerton 21
Wetherby 133 181
Total closed YOIS (male) 403 251 423 712 657
Open YOIS (male)
Guys Marsh 2
Hatfield 1 1
Thorn Cross 2 1 12
Usk 6 32
Total open YOIS (male) 2 1 21 33
Short sentence YOIS (male)
Eastwood Park 6 26 176
Hollesley Bay 96 107 61
Lowdham Grange 9 4
Werrington 3 6
Wetherby 29 609 703
Total short sentence YOIS (male) 143 752 940
Juvenile YOIS (male)
Feltham 51 35
Lancaster farms 1
Werrington 5
Total Juvenile YOIS (male) 56 35 1
Total all YOIS (male) 546 1,005 1,420 768 691
Closed YOIS (female)
New Hall 23 6 12 22 14
Styal
Total closed YOIS (female) 23 6 12 22 14
Open YOIS (female)
Drake Hall 1 2 12 21
Total open YOIS (female) 1 2 12 21
Total all female YOIS (female) 24 6 14 34 35
Total all YOIS 570 1,011 1,434 802 726