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Mr. Robin F. Cook
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons are held in young offenders institutions; how many of these are living two or more to a cell; and how many persons in such institutions are held for fine default.
Mr. Harry Ewing
619 persons were held in young offenders institutions on 8th March 1977. Of these, 89 were living two or more to a cell. Current figures for the number of persons held in such institutions for fine default are not available, but the daily average in 1976 was 63.