§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many men were(a) convicted and (b) cautioned for the offence of procuring the commission of homosexual acts under section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 and, of those convicted, how many were (i) fined, and what were the 10 highest fines imposed, (ii) were given suspended sentences, and what were the lengths of these suspended sentences in each individual case and (iii) were imprisoned, and what were the lengths of each of these custodial sentences, in each year from 1980 to 1989;
(2) how many men were (a) convicted and (b) cautioned for the offence of persistently soliciting or importuning other men in a public place for immoral purposes under section 32 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 and, in the cases of those convicted, how many were (i) fined, and what were the 10 highest fines imposed, (ii) given suspended custodial sentences, and what were the lengths of these suspended sentences in each case and (iii) imprisoned, and what were the lengths of each of these custodial sentences, in each year from 1980 to 1989.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation relating to section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 is given in the table. Data collected centrally under section 32 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 cannot distinguish whether males or females have been solicited or importuned by male offenders.
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Number of males cautioned and convicted for offences under section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 Year and sentence given Cautioned Convicted 1980 1 offender was fined £50 1 offender was given a suspended sentence of 60 days — 2 1981 — — 1982 — — 1983 1 offender was given an unsuspended sentence of 30 days 1 offender was given a conditional discharge 1 2 1984 1 — 1985 — — 1986 — — 1987 1 — 1988 2 offenders were each fined £150 2 offenders were each given a conditional discharge 1 4 1989 — — 1 Unavailable.