To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list (a) the total resources allocated for education services to (b) the average population in and
| Young offender institutions: average population and total education expenditure 1995–96 to 1997–98 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 (to date) | ||||
| Establishment | Average population | Total spend (£000) | Average population | Total spend (£000) | Average population | Total spend (£000) |
| Aylesbury | 221 | 358 | 239 | 305 | 312 | 366 |
| Brinsford | 461 | 280 | 490 | 180 | 521 | 154 |
| Castington | 289 | 235 | 294 | 201 | 314 | 207 |
| Deerbolt | 399 | 362 | 415 | 364 | 420 | 295 |
| Dover | 284 | 174 | 305 | 134 | 305 | 133 |
| Feltham | 811 | 367 | 865 | 399 | 895 | 330 |
| Glen Parva | 774 | 487 | 867 | 417 | 875 | 400 |
| Hatfield | 153 | 192 | 160 | 176 | 150 | 184 |
| Hindley | 291 | 367 | 501 | 678 | 526 | 662 |
| Hollesley Bay | 327 | 476 | 375 | 409 | 431 | 276 |
| Huntercombe | 230 | 341 | 243 | 303 | 261 | 289 |
| Lancaster Farms | 355 | 327 | 469 | 407 | 507 | 421 |
| Onley | 486 | 314 | 515 | 314 | 567 | 414 |
| Portland | 437 | 421 | 515 | 450 | 544 | 401 |
| Stoke Heath | 288 | 277 | 315 | 237 | 416 | 254 |
| Swinfen Hall | 184 | 210 | 195 | 199 | 201 | 191 |
| Thorn Cross | 173 | 264 | 235 | 391 | 224 | 421 |
| Wellington | 112 | 200 | 113 | 152 | 151 | 156 |
| Wetherby | 132 | 261 | 119 | 216 | 277 | 326 |
(c) the age range of those held in each young offender institution in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [35344]
Male Young Offender Institutions hold offenders aged from 15 to 20 years of age. There will be some inmates in such institutions aged 21 who are waiting for transfer to adult establishments or who are nearing release so that transfer to an adult establishment is not worthwhile.The average populations of each Young Offender Institution, and the total amounts spent through the education contract on the purchase of education services and education materials, in each of the last three years, are given in the table.The Young Offender Institutions at Guys Marsh, Moorland, Prescoed and Reading are or were run jointly with adult establishments. Education expenditure on young offenders is not available as a separate figure.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted 15-year-olds were removed from young offenders' institutions to secure units after being reviewed under Paragraph 20 of the Prison Office Circular 38/92 in each of the last three years. [35607]
This information is not recorded centrally. It is hoped that a new data system will be instituted to allow the production of this and similar information in the future.