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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the (a) number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at each young offender institution and (b) average daily population at each young offender institution in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [114638] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables. Number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at young offender institutions between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Prison Service establishment Number of incidents {1} Altcourse 1 Aylesbury 2 Brinsford 2 Brockhill 1 Castington 10 Deerbolt 1 Doncaster 2 Dover 1 Exeter 3 Feltham 3 Gloucester 6 Hollesley Bay 2 Lancaster Farms 1 Moorland 2 New Hall 1 Northallerton 1 Parc 3 Rochester 5 Stoke Heath 4 Wetherby 2 Total 53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional figures Average population in young offender institutions in England and Wales in 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Prison Service establishment Average population Male Altcourse 105 Ashfield 32 Aylesbury 357 Brinsford 500 Cardiff 88 Castington 350 Deerbolt 421 Doncaster 515 Dorchester 24 Dover 265 Exeter 63 Feltham 822 Glen Parva 827 Gloucester 119 Guys Marsh 134 Haslar 150 Hatfield 119 Hindley 462 Hollesley Bay 204 Hull 134 Huntercombe 305 Lancaster Farms 482 Lewes 82 Moorland 386 Northallerton 268 Norwich 149 Onley 590 Parc 253 Portland 545 Reading 220 Rochester 272 Stoke Heath 611 Swansea 71 Swinfen Hall 283 Thorn Cross 231 Usk 15 Werrington 100 Wetherby 332 Woodhill 78 Female Brockhill 10 Bullwood Hall 65 Drake Hall 18 East Sutton Park 3 Holloway 38 New Hall 105 Styal 58 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

114638; 346 c162-3W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Discipline Population Young offenders Civil disorder Young offender institutions

Contains statistics

Yes