HC Deb 28 April 2003 vol 404 cc157-8W
Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been convicted of (a) causing death by reckless driving and (b) manslaughter in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [105907]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The table presents the number of convictions for the offences of(a) causing death by reckless driving and (b) manslaughter, for the years 1995 to 1999. Data beyond 1999 are currently not available.

Number of

convictions for

causing death by

reckless driving

 Number of

convictions for

manslaughter
1995 10 5
1996 6 8
1997 7 6
1998 9 8
1999 9 15

Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average length of sentence handed down for the offence of causing death by reckless driving in Northern Ireland was in the past five years.[105911]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The table presents the average immediate custodial sentence length in months for the offence of causing death by reckless driving for the years 1995 to 1999. Data beyond 1999 are currently not available.

Average sentence length in

months (number of persons)
1995 20 (5)
1996 20 (3)
1997 36 (4)
1998 28(7)
1999 33(4)

Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average length of sentence handed down for the offence of manslaughter was in Northern Ireland in the past five years. [105909]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The table presents the average immediate custodial sentence length in months for the offence of manslaughter, for the years 1995 to 1999. Data beyond 1999 are currently not available.

Average sentence length in

months (number of persons)
1995 52 (4)
1996 119 (8)
1997 65 (6)
1998 70 (7)
1999 63 (12)