§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 2 November 1998,Official Report, column 385, concerning children in prison, how many children aged 15 years or under (a) are in young offenders' centres and (b) in adult prisons. [59251]
§ Mr. George HowarthProvisional information shows that of the 203 persons aged 15 years in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on 30 September 1998, 162 were held in accommodation dedicated to young offenders and 41 were held in other accommodation containing adults. Young persons held in adult prisons are normally accommodated separately from adults.