§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many rape cases were heard in courts in England and Wales during each of the last three years. [22376]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on the number of defendants prosecuted for rape offences is published annually in "Criminal statistics England and Wales Supplementary tables, Volume 1, Proceedings in magistrates' courts". Table S 1.1(A) refers to it. The most recent edition is for 1993. The 1994 data will be available in the autumn.