asked Her Majesty's Government:

On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Hassockfield secure training centre in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic-minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL891]

On how many occasions physical restraint occurred at Medway secure training centre in relation to, respectively, male and female black and ethnic-minority clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. [HL892]

The information requested is not currently collected centrally. However, the Youth Justice Board has been consulting with stakeholders on obtaining fuller information about the use of restraint in secure establishments and, beginning in February 2007, it plans to collect data on the ethnicity of young people in custody.