§ Ms. GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Mansfield (Mr. Meale) on 27 February,Official Report, columns 502–4, if he will give the same information for prosecutions for vagrancy offences for (a) men and (b) women; and how many were convicted in each case.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is given in the tables.
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Petty sessional division 1987 1988 1989 Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Hove 2 2 — — 1 1 Manchester — — 1 1 2 1 Alton — — — — 2 2 Droxford — — — — 1 1 Lymington 1 — — — — — Odiham — — 1 — — — Southampton 1 1 1 — 2 — Hereford (Borough) 1 1 — — — — Cheshunt — — — — 4 4 Dacorum — — 1 1 — — Watford 2 2 — — 1 1 Canterbury and St. Augustin — — — — 1 1 Blackpool — — — — 2 1 Lancaster — — — — 1 1 Preston 2 2 — — — — Rossendale — — — — 4 1 Liverpool — — 7 6 5 4 St. Helens — — — — 1 1 Daventry — — 1 — — — Northampton — — 1 1 — — Wellingborough — — 1 1 — — York 5 5 3 3 — — Guildhall Justice Room — — — — 3 3 Bow Street 192 187 162 158 599 580 Clerkenwell 8 8 21 20 152 143 Greenwich — — 1 1 1 1 Marlborough Street 44 40 72 66 70 63 Marylebone 48 45 82 68 49 44 Old Street — — 2 2 5 5 South Western 7 7 2 2 4 4 Thames — — — — 1 1 Tower Bridge 2 1 3 2 5 5 West London (Southcombe Street) 7 7 9 8 9 9 Wells Street 3 1 2 1 — — Camberwell Green 2 2 — — 1 1 Horseferry Road 49 47 55 52 209 204 Highbury Corner 7 6 38 34 31 29 Oxford 12 11 12 9 38 35 Lambeth — — — — 1 1 North Oxfordshire and Chipping Norton 1 — — — — — Yeovil — — — — 3 3 Stratford — — — — 2 2 Barnet — — 1 — — — Brentford — — — — 1 1 Bexley — — — — 1 1 Ealing 1 1 2 2 10 9 Hampstead — — 1 1 — — Hendon 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haringey — — — — 1 1 Tottenham — — — — 5 2 Harrow — — 1 — — — Willesden 3 2 8 6 10 7 Wimbledon 1 1 — — 1 1 Uxbridge — — — — 2 2 Richmond upon Thames 1 1 1 1 1 — New Spelthorne (Feltham) 2 2 — — — — Doncaster 1 1 — — — — Kingston upon Thames — — — — 4 1 Waltham Forest — — — — 1 1 Redbridge 2 2 — — — — Lowestoft — — 1 — — — Guildford — — 1 1 1 1 Staines and Sunbury — — — — 1 1 Birmingham — — — — 1 — Coventry — — — — 1 1 Leeds 3 3 1 — — — Wakefield 1 1 — — — — Chippenham — — 1 1 — — Salisbury — — — — 2 2 Swindon — — — — 1 1 Cynon Valley 1 — — — — — Cardiff 3 3 5 3 1 — Neath — — — — 1 1
Petty sessional division 1987 1988 1989 Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted England and Wales 430 405 530 477 1,313 1,237
Table A2 Number of females prosecuted and convicted for the offence of begging by petty sessional divisions 1987–89 England and Wales Petty sessional division 1987 1988 1989 Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Cambridge — — — — 2 1 South East Cornwall — — — — 2 2 Falmouth-Penryn — — 1 1 2 2 Plymouth — — — — 2 2 Brighton — — — — 4 3 Hove — — — — 1 1 Manchester — — 1 — — — Odiham — — 1 — — — Grimsby and Cleethorpes — — — — 1 1 Liverpool — — 2 2 1 1 Guildhall Justice — — — — — — Room — — — — 2 2 Bow Street 12 12 14 13 19 18 Clerkenwell 1 1 3 1 8 7 Greenwich 1 1 — — — — Marlborough Street 1 1 4 4 7 6 Marylebone 6 6 5 5 6 6 West London (Southcombe Street — — 1 1 1 1 Camberwell Green — — — — 2 1 Horseferry Road 6 6 4 3 27 26 Highbury Corner 2 2 3 3 1 1 Oxford — — — — 1 1 Islington — — 1 — — — City of Westminster 2 1 — — — — West Ham 1 1 — — — — Croydon 3 3 — — — — Ealing 1 1 — — — — Tottenham — — 2 1 — — Dorking — — 1 1 — — England and Wales 36 35 43 35 89 82 486W487W
Table B1. Number of males prosecuted and convicted for the offence of sleeping out by petty sessional divisions 1987–1989 England and Wales 1987 1988 1989 Petty sessional division Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Luton — — — — 1 — West Berkshire 2 2 1 1 1 1 Thurrock — — — — 1 1 Manchester — — — — 1 1 Oldham — — — — 2 — Portsmouth — — — — 2 — Grimsby and Cleethorpes — — — — 2 2 Blackpool — — — — 1 1 Preston 1 1 — — — — Wyre 1 1 — — — — Liverpool — — 1 — — — Selby — — 9 1 — — York 1 1 — — — — Bow Street 3 3 1 1 2 2 Marylebone 2 2 3 3 1 — South Western 2 2 — — 4 4 Thames — — 1 1 — — West London (Southcombe Street) — — 1 1 1 — Horseferry Road — — 1 1 — — Highbury Corner — — 1 1 — — Ealing — — 1 — — — Hendon — — 1 1 — — Haringey — — 1 — — — Uxbridge — — 1 1 2 2 Barking 1 1 — — — —
1987 1988 1989 Petty sessional division Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Leeds — — — 1 — — Cardiff — — 1 1 — — England and Wales 13 13 17 13 21 14
Table B2. Number of females prosecuted and convicted for the offence of sleeping out by petty sessional divisions 1987–1989 England and Wales 1987 1988 1989 Petty sessional division Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Prosecuted Convicted Liverpool — — — — 1 — Bow Street 1 1 — — — — Marlborough Street — — — — 1 1 Marylebone — — — — 1 1 England and Wales 1 1 0 0 3 2