HC Deb 08 March 2004 vol 418 cc1367-8W
2001 Mrs. Gillian

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what the total number of applications alleging a breach of a section 42 of the Family Law Act 1996 non-molestation injunction was, broken down by(a) whether or not the breach was proved and (b) in the event the breach was proved whether there was (i) an immediate prison sentence, (ii) a suspended prison sentence, (iii) a fine and (iv) another non-custodial disposal in (A)2001, (B)2002 and (C)2003; [159397]

(2) how many civil non-harassment injunction orders were made under section 3(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in (a)(b) 2002 arid (c) 2003, broken down by sex of the respondent; [159401]

(3) how many orders for the payment of damages there were under section 3(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by sex of the respondent; and what extent of overlap with orders for section 3 non-harassment injunctions there was; [159402]

(4) how many applications alleging a breach of a section 3(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 non-harassment injunction there were in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by (i) sex of the respondent/defendant, (ii) whether the (A) civil contempt of court procedure by section 3(3)–(5) and (b) criminal procedure by section 3(6)–(7) was used and (iii) whether the breach was proved. [159403]

Mr. Leslie

The information requested is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many applications to civil courts included a claim for injunctive or financial relief under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003, broken down by sex of the respondent. [159400]

Mr. Leslie

Information held centrally relates only to applications made for an injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. During 2001 there were 392 such applications, in 2002 there were 499 and in 2003 the figure was 576. Information relating to the remainder of the question is not available centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.