§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought against directors of firms selling indecent literature in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. MellorInformation collected centrally does not include details of the occupation of defendants. The available information, which may be incomplete, is given in the attached table:
Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for offences under the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964 England and Wales Number 1978 209 1979 136 1980 239 1981 338 1982 282