asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, as a matter of urgency, he will set up an inquiry to investigate the number of children sent on remand to prison establishments and, in particular, to consider the use of unruly certificates; and whether these ought to be phased out or their use restricted to certain well defined circumstances.

No. These matters are already being considered as part of the current review of the operation of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969.