HC Deb 14 March 2000 vol 346 cc162-4W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the(a) number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at each young offender institution and (b) average daily population at each young offender institution in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [114638]

Mr. Boateng

The information requested is given in the tables.

Number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at young offender institutions between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 1999
Prison Service establishment Number of incidents1
Altcourse 1
Aylesbury 2
Brinsford 2
Brockhill 1
Castington 10
Deerbolt 1
Doncaster 2
Dover 1
Exeter 3
Feltham 3
Gloucester 6
Hollesley Bay 2
Lancaster Farms 1
Moorland 2
New Hall 1
Northallerton 1
Number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at young offender institutions between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 1999
Prison Service establishment Number of incidents1
Parc 3
Rochester 5
Stoke Heath 4
Wetherby 2
Total 53
1 Provisional figures
Average population in young offender institutions in England and Wales in 1999
Prison Service establishment Average population
Male
Altcourse 105
Ashfield 32
Aylesbury 357
Brinsford 500
Cardiff 88
Castington 350
Deerbolt 421
Doncaster 515
Dorchester 24
Dover 265
Exeter 63
Feltham 822
Glen Parva 827
Gloucester 119
Guys Marsh 134
Haslar 150
Hatfield 119
Hindley 462
Hollesley Bay 204
Hull 134
Huntercombe 305
Lancaster Farms 482
Lewes 82
Moorland 386
Northallerton 268
Norwich 149
Onley 590
Parc 253
Portland 545
Reading 220
Rochester 272
Stoke Heath 611
Swansea 71
Swinfen Hall 283
Thorn Cross 231
Usk 15
Werrington 100
Wetherby 332
Woodhill 78
Female
Brockhill 10
Bullwood Hall 65
Drake Hall 18
East Sutton Park 3
Holloway 38
New Hall 105
Styal 58

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average time between arrest and sentencing for persistent young offenders(a) in 1999 and (b) from July to December 1999; and if he will make a statement. [114639]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The average time between arrest and sentence for persistent young offenders in the first half of 1999 was 110 days. Figures for the whole of 1999 are expected to be available within the next two months.