asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is his estimate of the additional capital and revenue costs of providing enough secure places in community homes to bring the total in England and Wales up to the recommended figure of 600, showing separately the figures for those under construction and those not yet started.(2) if he will give the locations and estimated dates of completion of the 217 places in secure accommodation in community homes that are currently under construction; and if he will give the estimated capital and revenue costs of this provision.
The number of secure places under construction in England on 1st November was 188.The estimated capital cost of providing £4·9 million. The table the location and estimat date of each project.
| Location | Estimated completion date |
| Tyne and Wear | November 1978 |
| Rotherham | * |
| Leeds | August 1980 |
| Eccles | December 1979 |
| Liverpool | * |
| Liverpool | May 1979 |
| Poulton le Fyyde, Lancashire | November 1979 |
| Liverpool | August 1979 |
| Poulton le Flyde, Lancashire | * |
| Nantwich | June 1979 |
| Bolton | * |
| Wolverhampton | July 1979 |
| Ripley | * |
| Chesterfield | * |
| Derby | * |
| Lincolnshire | December 1978 |
| Moulton, Northants | * |
| Peterborough | * |
| Leighton Buzzard | December 1978 |
| Oxford | * |
| Milton Keynes | December 1978 |
| London SE19 | August 1979 |
| London E8 | December 1979 |
| London W12 | June 1979 |
| South Norwood | January 1979 |
| Exeter | January 1979 |
| Hampshire | * |
| * Completed not yet in use—Building work is finished but the units are being commissioned prior to occupation. | |