§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of people convicted of the offence of perjury in 1986, 1987, 1988 and in 1989; and what is the average length of the sentences.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 19 December 1989]: The information requested is given in the table. Data for 1989 are not yet available.
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Offenders convicted of perjury and average sentence lengths England and Wales 1986 1987 1988 Convictions 124 167 205 Numbers sentenced to immediate custody 61 52 77 Average sentence lengths (months) 9 11 8