§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men serving non-custodial sentences are known to have re-offended during the period of that sentence; and how many have re-offended on more than one occasion during this period, in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is not available in the form requested. In 1989, the latest year for which information is available, convictions for a further offence were the reason for 16 per cent. of the terminations of probation orders and 8 per cent. of terminations of community service orders. (tables 2.15 and 6.11 of "Probation Statistics, England and Wales, 1989").