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Channel Islands
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the matters discussed and decisions agreed at the meeting his Department hosted with a delegation from the states of Jersey and Guernsey on 5 January; and if he will place in the Library copies of all documents or briefings made available to the Channel Islands delegation during the meeting. [10087]
Mr. Sackville: This meeting was that looked forward to in the reply by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, North-East (Mr. Kirkhope) on 29 November 1995, Official Report, column 774, to an earlier question from the hon. Member. At the meeting, officials from a number of Government Departments and British Nuclear Fuels briefed political representatives of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and the Isle of Man, and accompanying officials and advisers, on a range of nuclear matters, including the dumping and transport of nuclear waste, the monitoring of radiation levels, contingency planning, and possible developments in the French civil nuclear industry and at Sellafield. Departments undertook to provide further information requested at the meeting or for which the islands might ask subsequently, and to arrange further meetings as need be. Our aim is to ensure that the island authorities have continuing reassurance in these matters. I am arranging to place in the Library copies of all the papers provided to the insular representatives at the meeting, all of which are also available publicly.
Director General, Prison Service
Mr. George Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what discussions have taken place between the parties on the amount of compensation to be paid to the former Director General of the Prison Service; and whether a quantified offer of compensation has been made by his office; [10324]
- (2) how long was taken to agree compensation for the former Director General of the Prison Service; and what is the norm in such cases. [10334]
Miss Widdecombe: It would be inappropriate to disclose details of the discussions which are continuing between lawyers representing both parties. The length of time taken to conclude such matters depends upon the circumstances of each case.
Crime Reduction (Suffolk)
Mr. David Porter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the outcome of the positive people bid from the Suffolk consortium of police, education and business for funding for the crime reduction programme; and if he will make a statement. [9303]
Mr. Maclean: The positive people bid is one of a number of second stage applications for funding under the criminality reduction development programme. The matter is being given very careful consideration and I hope to be able to make final decisions shortly.
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Young Offenders
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young offenders sentenced under section 53(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 were in custody on the last date for which figures are available; and of those in custody, how many were (a) in local authority secure accommodation, (b) in prison department custody and (c) detained under mental health legislation. [9887]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 22 January 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about young offenders sentenced under section 53(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
Miss Widdecombe
[holding answer 18 January 1996]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 22 January 1996:
(20) Excludes fine defaulters and is based on samples of 4,606 males and 1,105 females. The adult population consists of those aged 21 and over apart from some young offenders aged 21 who have not been reclassified as adult.
(21) Relates to convictions for "standard list" offences only. These offences include all indictable offences and some of the more serious summary offences.
(22) Information on prisoners was matched to records on the Home Office Offenders Index. In some cases no set of matching records can be found. A prisoner may not be matched because he or she may not have been sentenced to a "standard list" offence and has no previous record for such offences or alternatively there may be an inconsistency between personal details held on the Offenders Index and those held on prison records.
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Miss Widdecombe
[holding answer 19 January 1996]: Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alun Michael, dated 22 January 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions asking, how many persons aged 15 and 16 years were being held in young offenders' institutions and remand centres in England and Wales on the last available date; in which establishments they were held; and if they were held on remand or under sentence.
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Mr. Alex Carlile:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the convicted prison population aged over 21 years had also been convicted of an offence under the age of 21 years, for the latest year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [9875]
On 15 January 1996 there were 51 young offenders, including 9 juveniles, sentenced under section 53(1) of the 1933 Act in custody. 48 were held in Prison Service custody and 3, all juveniles, in local authority secure accommodation. There are currently no young offenders who have been sentenced under section 53(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 detained under mental health legislation.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what percentage of the convicted prison population aged over 21 years had also been convicted of an offence under the age of 21 years for the latest year for which information is available.
The latest available information is contained in the attached table.
Percentage
Population Previous history not found(22) No conviction(21) aged under 21 Conviction(21) aged under 21
Males 28,896 5 26 69
Females 1,128 11 54 35
Total 30,024 5 28 67
Mr. Michael:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons aged 15 years were held in young offenders' institutions and remand centres in England and Wales on the last available date; in which establishments they were held; and if they were held on remand or under sentence; [10145]
(2) how many persons aged 16 years were held in each young offenders institution and remand centre in England and Wales (a) on remand and (b) under sentence, on the last available date. [10146]
The latest available information is for 31 December 1995 and is given in the attached table.
| 15-year-olds | 16-year-olds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remand | Sentence | Total | Remand | Sentence | Total | |
| Remand centres | ||||||
| Brinsford | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 2 |
| Exeter | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | 2 |
| Feltham | 1 | -- | 1 | 5 | -- | 5 |
| Glen Parva | 8 | -- | 8 | 26 | -- | 26 |
| Gloucester | 1 | -- | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hindley | 5 | -- | 5 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Low Newton | 5 | -- | 5 | 10 | -- | 10 |
| Northallerton | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- | 11 |
| Norwich | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Swansea | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Total remand centres (male) | 21 | -- | 21 | 81 | 10 | 91 |
| Closed YOIs (male) | ||||||
| Aylesbury | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Brinsford | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Deerbolt | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Feltham | -- | 4 | 4 | -- | 11 | 11 |
| Glen Parva | -- | 2 | 2 | -- | 11 | 11 |
| Moorland | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 6 | 6 |
| Onley | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Portland | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Stoke Heath | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Swinfen Hal | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Total closed YOIs (male) | -- | 11 | 11 | -- | 37 | 37 |
| Juvenile YOIs (male) | ||||||
| Brinsford | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Deerbolt | -- | 14 | 14 | -- | 43 | 43 |
| Feltham | 5 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 72 |
| Huntercombe | -- | 2 | 2 | -- | 16 | 16 |
| Lancaster Fms | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Onley | -- | 13 | 13 | -- | 33 | 33 |
| Portland | -- | 9 | 9 | -- | 46 | 46 |
| Stoke Heath | -- | 11 | 11 | -- | 50 | 50 |
| Thorn Cross | -- | 4 | 4 | -- | 4 | 4 |
| Werrington | -- | 13 | 13 | -- | 31 | 31 |
| Wetherby | -- | 11 | 11 | -- | 29 | 29 |
| Total Juvenile YOIs (male) | 14 | 106 | 120 | 45 | 306 | 351 |
| Closed YOIs (female) | ||||||
| Bullwood Hall | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| New Hall | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Styal | -- | 3 | 3 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Total closed YOIs (female) | -- | 4 | 4 | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Open YOIs (female) | ||||||
| Drake Hall | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| East Sutton Park | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Total open YOIs (female) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Other establishments | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 40 |
| Total all establishments | 43 | 126 | 169 | 150 | 375 | 525 |
(23) Provisional figures. Remand includes both untried and also convicted unsentenced prisoners.
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Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the significance of emotional disturbance among young people as a factor associated with inmates of detention centres; what estimate he has made of the proportion of the cost to detention centres accounted for by such young people; and if he will make a statement. [9018]
Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 19 January 1996]: Detention centres and youth custody centres were replaced by young offender institutions in 1988.
Two studies have been commissioned by the Home Office into the mental health of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners. Both include findings of young males in prison, although data on young females was not collated separately from data on adult females. The report of the first study was published in May 1991 under the title, "Mentally Disordered Prisoners". The report of the second study, "Mental Disorder in Remand Prisoners", was received by the Home Office in late September 1995.
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