Written question asked by Lord Elton (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 July 1997. It was answered by Lord Williams of Mostyn (Labour) on Thursday, 24 July 1997.

Williams of Mostyn, Lord

Question: Further to the Answer given by Lord Williams of Mostyn on 3 July 1997, 581 c45-6WA, why their contractual obligations with regard to Cookham Wood and their consequent decision to implement the provisions for the secure training orders (STOs) in the Public Order Act 1994 make it necessary for them to take forward "plans to procure four other centres to provide facilities across England and Wales"; whether those facilities will also be employed to house juvenile offenders aged 12 or over and subject to STOs; what is the budgeted cost of that procurement; and whether the expenditure thus undertaken could not be more effectively used in providing additional secure accommodation under local authority control for offenders of that age.

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