Young Offender Institutions

HC Deb 27 March 1998 vol 309 cc299-301W

Mr. Allan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list(a) the total resources allocated for education services to (b) the average population in and

Young offender institutions: average population and total education expenditure 1995–96 to 1997–98
	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98 (to date)
Establishment	Average population	Total spend (£000)	Average population	Total spend (£000)	Average population	Total spend (£000)
Aylesbury	221	358	239	305	312	366
Brinsford	461	280	490	180	521	154
Castington	289	235	294	201	314	207
Deerbolt	399	362	415	364	420	295
Dover	284	174	305	134	305	133
Feltham	811	367	865	399	895	330
Glen Parva	774	487	867	417	875	400
Hatfield	153	192	160	176	150	184
Hindley	291	367	501	678	526	662
Hollesley Bay	327	476	375	409	431	276
Huntercombe	230	341	243	303	261	289
Lancaster Farms	355	327	469	407	507	421
Onley	486	314	515	314	567	414
Portland	437	421	515	450	544	401
Stoke Heath	288	277	315	237	416	254
Swinfen Hall	184	210	195	199	201	191
Thorn Cross	173	264	235	391	224	421
Wellington	112	200	113	152	151	156
Wetherby	132	261	119	216	277	326

(c) the age range of those held in each young offender institution in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [35344]

Ms Quin

Male Young Offender Institutions hold offenders aged from 15 to 20 years of age. There will be some inmates in such institutions aged 21 who are waiting for transfer to adult establishments or who are nearing release so that transfer to an adult establishment is not worthwhile.

The average populations of each Young Offender Institution, and the total amounts spent through the education contract on the purchase of education services and education materials, in each of the last three years, are given in the table.

The Young Offender Institutions at Guys Marsh, Moorland, Prescoed and Reading are or were run jointly with adult establishments. Education expenditure on young offenders is not available as a separate figure.

Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted 15-year-olds were removed from young offenders' institutions to secure units after being reviewed under Paragraph 20 of the Prison Office Circular 38/92 in each of the last three years. [35607]

Ms Quin

This information is not recorded centrally. It is hoped that a new data system will be instituted to allow the production of this and similar information in the future.