§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fines imposed on people convicted of prostitution at the South Western magistrates' court during the last 12 months have been under £10, under £20, between £20 and £50, between £50 and £100, over £100, over £200, over £300, over £400 and over £500, respectively.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is given in the following table and covers offences of soliciting for the purposes of prostitution by both males and females.
Persons fined for offences of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution at the South Western Magistrates' Court by amount of fine. 1983 Number of persons Amount of fine Number of persons fined Under £10 14 £10 and under £20 29 £20 and under £50 319 £50 and up to and including £100 60 Over £100 —
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of (a) women and (b) men charged with offences concerning prostitution at the South Western magistrates' court in each month of each of the last three years.
§ Mr. MellorThe information available to me, which may be incomplete, is given in the table, and covers offences associated with prostitution. To produce figures for 1981 also would involve a disproportionate cost.
Persons proceeded against for offences concerning prostitution South Western Magistrates' Court by sex of defendant and month of appearance* Number of persons 1982 1983 Month Males Females Males Females January 1 17 — 18 February 1 10 2 51 March 1 7 3 54 April 2 15 3 29 May — 13 — 29 June — 25 1 28 July — 16 — 33 August 3 30 2 35 September 2 13 — 61 October 2 27 1 58 November 5 25 — 45 December 4 5 1 35 TOTAL 21 203 13 476 * The offences relating to prostitution are: Detention of female in brothel.
Person responsible for girl under 16 causing her prostitution.
Living on the earnings of a prostitute.
Procuring, permitting, etc. prostitution of a female defective.
Man or woman living wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution.
Soliciting by a man.
261WBrothel keeping.
Allowing child to be in brothel.
Permitting licensed premises to be the habitual resort of prostitutes.
Permitting licensed premises to be used as a brothel.
Persons keeping licensed premises or refreshment house to be the resort of prostitutes or reported thieves.
Offences by prostitutes.
Persons aiding and abetting offences by prostitutes.