§ Mr. BestTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on trends in the numbers of children being held in jails in England and Wales in the last 10 years. [82148]
§ Hilary BennThe number of people aged under-18 held in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales for 1992 to 2002 is given in the table.
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Number of people aged under-18 in Prison Service establishments at 30 June each year Year Number 1992 1,328 1993 1,304 1994 1,526 1995 1,675 1996 2,093 1997 2,479 1998 2,466 1999 2,422
Number of people aged under-18 in Prison Service establishments at 30 June each year Year Number 2000 2,434 2001 2,448 2002 2,609