§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions were brought against retailers for illegal sales of cigarettes to children in the last year for which figures are available; of these how many led to convictions; where these cases were heard; what penalties were imposed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", 1987, supplementary volume 1 (table S.1. (A) under classification 144) a copy of which is in the Library of the House.