Rape (Hansard, 3 May 1990)

HC Deb 03 May 1990 vol 171 c656W 656W

§ 17. Mr. Janman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average sentence imposed for the crime of rape for the latest period for which figures are available and for 1979.

§ 32. Mr. David Davis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average sentence imposed for the crime of rape for the latest period for which figures are available and for 1979.

§ Mr. John Patten
In England and Wales, the average sentence length for rape was 6.2 years in 1988, compared with four years in 1979.