HC Deb 08 July 1982 vol 27 cc176-7W
Mr. Higgins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the proportion of those convicted of motoring offences who have also been convicted of other types of criminal offences.

Mr. Mayhew

The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Higgins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the sentences imposed on those convicted of stealing motor cars in the latest year for which data are available.

Mr. Mayhew

Information on sentencing of persons convicted of offences of theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicles is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"—table S1.1(A) and S1.2 of vol. 1 and table S2.1(A) and S2.2 of vol. 2 of the supplementary tables for 1980, the latest year for which information is available.

Mr. Higgins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the number of motor cars stolen in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Mayhew

The numbers of offences of theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle recorded by the police in England and Wales are published annually—table 4 of Home Office statistical bulletin 4/82, which gives figures for the calendar year 1981.