§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convictions for rape there were in each of the last five years in total, and if he will express these figures as percentages of the population in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is as follows:
Year Convictions for Rape and attempted Rape Percentage of population 1976 14 0.0009 1977 15 0.0010 1978 24 0.0016 1979 15 0.0010 1980 21 0.0014