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Victim Support Schemes

Mr. Nicholas Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what responses he has received about the piloting of the Victims' Advocate Scheme. [147159]

Mr. Hanson: The response to the scheme is very encouraging. The pilot began in five Crown court centres on 24 April 2006. There are currently 258 eligible cases and in 199 of these the family has chosen to make a statement in court or access personal and social legal advice. As at 18 June 2007, 40 family impact statements had been made with 38 delivered orally in court and in two read privately by the judge.

Young Offender Institutes

Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the maximum capacity of young offender institutes was in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) male and (b) female accommodation. [146120]

Mr. Hanson: The following tables provide the operational capacity, at the end of June for each year from 1997 to 2006, of each designated Young Offender Institution (YOI) in England and Wales.

The tables list those sites that only hold under 21-year-olds either on remand or as sentenced young offenders. Operational capacity describes the total number of prisoners for the whole prison. For those establishments that have split functions, the operational capacity for the different functions are not available.

Women young offenders are held in accommodation designated for young offenders within women's prisons.

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Operational capacity of young offender institutions in each year from 1997 to 1999
Establishment	Operational Capacity
1997
Aylesbury	328
Brinsford	509
Castington	300
Colchester	38
Deerbolt	466
Dover	316
Feltham	922
Glen Parva	882
Hatfield	180
Hindley	551
Hollesley Bay	470
Huntercombe	266
Lancaster Farms	536
Low Newton	299
Northallerton	298
Onley	520
Portland	536
Reading	245
Stoke Heath	322
Swinfen Hall	202
Thorn Cross	316
Werrington	121
Wetherby	360
1998
Aylesbury	328
Brinsford	540
Castington	330
Deerbolt	432
Dover	316
Feltham	922
Glen Parva	852
Guys Marsh	509
Hatfield	180
Hindley	547
Huntercombe	384
Lancaster Farms	536
Northallerton	298
Onley	640
Portland	576
Reading	245
Stoke Heath	646
Swinfen Hall	319
Thorn Cross	316
Werrington	192
Wetherby	360
1999
Aylesbury	355
Brinsford	509
Castington	366
Deerbolt	488
Dover	316
Feltham	922
Glen Parva	852
Guys Marsh	509
Hatfield	180
Hindley	502
Huntercombe	376
Lancaster Farms	536
Northallerton	298
Onley	640
Portland	576
Reading	245
Thorn Cross	316
Stoke Heath	646
Swinfen Hall	319
Werrington	188
Wetherby	360

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Operational capacity of young offender institutions in each year from 2000 to 2002
Establishment	Operational Capacity
2000
Ashfield	400
Aylesbury	355
Brinsford	493
Castington	366
Deerbolt	488
Dover	316
Feltham	818
Glen Parva	852
Hatfield	180
Hindley	58
Hollesley Bay	361
Huntercombe	368
Lancaster Farms	536
Northallerton	298
Onley	640
Portland	572
Reading	247
Stoke Heath	622
Swinfen Hall	320
Thorn Cross	316
Werrington	106
Wetherby	360
2001
Ashfield	400
Aylesbury	352
Brinsford	493
Castington	406
Deerbolt	426
Feltham	729
Glen Parva	802
Hatfield	180
Hindley	558
Huntercombe	368
Lancaster Farms	536
Northallerton	264
Onley	640
Portland	542
Reading	241
Stoke Heath	564
Swinfen Hall	319
Thorn Cross	316
Werrington	140
Wetherby	360
2002
Ashfield	400
Aylesbury	352
Brinsford	493
Castington	406
Deerbolt	486
Feltham	715
Glen Parva	802
Hatfield	180
Hindley	59
Huntercombe	352
Lancaster Farms	546
Northallerton	254
Onley	580
Portland	542
Reading	289
Stoke Heath	688
Swinfen Hall	320
Thorn Cross	316
Warren Hill	214
Werrington	134
Wetherby	360

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