§ Sir Peter LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average length of prison sentence passed on adult males by Crown courts in(a) 1992, (b) 1995 and (c) 1996 for (i) violent offences, (ii) sexual offences, (iii) burglary, (iv) robbery, (v) theft and handling, (vi) drugs offences and (vii) motoring offences; [12224]
(2) what proportion of offenders sentenced for indictable offences were sentenced to custody (a) at all courts, (b) at Crown courts and (c) in magistrates courts, in each year from 1992 to 1996 and in each month of 1997. [12223]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information is published in the Home Office statistical bulletin issue 16/97 "Cautions, Court Proceedings and Sentencing England and Wales 1996". This was published on 16 July 1997 and tables 9 and 7 refer.
The 1996 data are "estimated", with final figures becoming available in the autumn. 1997 data will not be available until mid-1998.
Copies of the bulletin are available in the Library.