asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many children under the age of 18 have been held overnight in police cells in the last 12 months; for how long; and, of these, how many were aged (a) 13; (b) 14; (c) 15; (d) 16; and (e) 17. [HL2539]

Data on the age of people held overnight in police cells in England and Wales are not held centrally in England and Wales.