HC Deb 19 January 1996 vol 269 c817W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many young people(a) in total, (b) by age and (c) by gender were being held in local authority secure accommodation (i) on criminal grounds and (ii) on care grounds on the last date for which figures are available; [10147]

(2) how many young people were held in local authority secure accommodation on criminal grounds, in total; and how many of them were (a) on remand, (b) sentenced using section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 and (c) on other grounds at the last date for which figures are available. [10148]

Mr. Bowis

The information requested is published in "Children accommodated in secure units during the year ending 31 March 1995, England, A/F 95/21", copies of which are available in the Library.