§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average fine imposed for absconding in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 in (a) England and Wales and (b) Greater London;
(2) how many people were charged with the offence of absconding in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 in (a) England and Wales and (b) Greater London.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information readily available relates to numbers of persons proceeded against in England and Wales in 1978 and 1979 and is published in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"—offence classification 80 in table 1(a) of the volume for 1978 (Cmnd. 7670) and offence classifications 80 and 83 in table 1(a) of the volume for 1979 (Cmnd. 8098). The other information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information for 1980 is not yet available.
§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people served prison sentences for the offence of absconding in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 in (a) England and Wales and (b) Greater London;
(2) what was the average length of imprisonment served for absconding in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 in (a) England and Wales and (b) Greater London.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information readily available relates to numbers of persons receiving a sentence of immediate imprisonment in England and Wales in 1978 and 1979, and the length of sentence imposed, and is published in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"—offence classification 80 in table 6 of the volumes for 1978 and 1979 (Cmnd. 7670 and 8098) and offence classification 83 in tables 2 and 6 of the volume for 1979). The other information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information for 1980 is not yet available.