§ Lord Dean of Beswickasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each year since 1979, how many of those convicted for rape and then paroled have subsequently broken their parole undertakings by committing a further offence of the same kind.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Glenarthur)Since 1979 six persons convicted of rape as their principal offence, and given a determinate sentence, were recalled from parole having been alleged to have committed a further principal offence of rape while on parole. The subsequent conviction of one of these was in 1980, of two in 1981, two in 1982, and one in 1983. To provide comprehensive information on subsequent offences of rape which were not the principal offence would involve disproportionate cost but in addition one case is known with a further principal offence of murder together with an offence of rape.