§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men are currently serving life sentences for rape.
§ Mr. MayhewOn 31 October 1982, about 80 persons in prison department establishments were serving sentences of life imprisonment or were detained for life under section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 for offences of rape. This figure includes any persons who had been recalled after being released on licence.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for each year since 1979, what prison sentences were given to those convicted of rape.
§ Mr. MayhewThe number of persons sentenced to immediate imprisonment for rape, including aiding and abetting and attempts, and the length of sentence imposed is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"—Offence classisfication 19 of table S.2.2 of supplementary tables, volume 2 for 1980 and 1981 and table 6 of Cmnd. 8098 for 1979.