§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were found guilty or cautioned for indictable offences in 1980 and in each of the previous 10 years; and how these figures compare (a) on an age basis between the younger and older parts of the population and (b) on a basis of sex.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is published in table 5.18 of the "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1980" (Cmnd. 8376), a copy of which is in the Library of the House.