§ 34. Mr. Raphael Tuckasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the advice he has asked for on the law of rape.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI hope to receive this advice by the end of October.
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted rapists in 1974 and 1973 received (a) suspended sentence, (b) less than one year's prison sentence, (c) more than one year but less than three years' prison sentence, (d) more than three years but less than five years' prison sentence, (e) more than five years but less than seven years' prison sentence, (f) more than seven years but less than nine years' prison sentence, and (g) more than nine years but less than 11 years' prison sentence, respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe figures for 1974 are not yet available. 17 persons were found guilty of rape and received suspended sentences in 1973. The following table gives the information readily available on persons found guilty of rape in 1973 and sentenced to immediate imprisonment:
PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE AND SENTENCED TO IMMEDIATE IMPRISONMENT: BY LENGTH OF SENTENCE: ENGLAND AND WALES, 1973 Length of sentence Number of persons Less than 1 year 13 Over 1 year, up to and including 3 years 92 Over 3 years, up to and including 5 years 76 Over 5 years, up to and including 7 years 25 Over 7 years, up to and including 10 years 8 Over 10 years 1 Life imprisonment 2 TOTAL 217
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how 579W many persons were convicted of rape in 1974, 1973 and 1972, respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe numbers of persons convicted of rape in England and Wales in 1973 and 1972 were 331 and 281, respectively. The figures for 1974 are not yet available.