§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer given by Baroness Blatch on 18th December 1996 (WA 132), whether they have information as to the number of asylum seekers who have been detained pending the determination of their applications for each year during the past five years; and, if so, whether they will publish such information.
§ Baroness BlatchReliable information on the number of asylum seekers placed into detention, prior to an initial decision having been made on their application, can only be obtained by examination of
Number of females aged under 18 cautioned or convicted for offences under the Streets Offences Act 1959 Section1 by age England and Wales 1995 Total under Disposal 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18+ All ages Cautions — — 2 4 11 27 63 156 263 2,899 3,162 Convictions — — — — — 4 25 72 101 5,411 5,512 Total — — 2 4 11 31 88 228 364 8,310 8,674 1Common prostitute loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution. For Scotland, 12 people aged under 18 were convicted in 1994, the latest year available, under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Section 46 Soliciting and importuning by prostitutes.