§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Italian citizens are currently serving sentences in United Kingdom prisons; how many such citizens have been permitted to return home to serve their sentences in Italian prisons; how many have applied to do so; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldOn 30 June 1991, the latest date for which information is readily available, about 45 sentenced prisoners in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales were recorded as Italian citizens. Repatriations of prisoners are possible under the European convention on the transfer of sentenced persons provided the prisoner and both countries concerned consent. The Italian Government ratified the convention in October 1989, since when 26 Italian prisoners have asked to be repatriated. In five cases the application has been withdrawn or the prisoner released. In two cases the request has been refused. The remaining 19 cases are outstanding.
Table A—Number of offenders sentenced at magistrates' courts for offences of unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle of unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle by type of disposal 1980–89. England and Wales Sentence disposals Year Total for sentence Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Probation order Supervision order Community service order Attendance centre order Care order Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle 1980 29,910 137 2,595 13,995 1,659 1,677 2,314 1,712 434 1,457 3,760 170 1981 26,404 133 2,436 11,055 1,734 1,428 2,436 1,694 342 1,352 3,582 212 1982 23,911 98 2,367 9,766 1,589 1,244 2,284 1,570 265 1,131 3,416 181 1983 20,677 86 2,028 7,894 1,553 1,115 2,270 1,493 197 737 3,219 85 1984 19,252 80 2,040 7,036 1,599 1,109 2,291 1,458 175 406 3,010 48 1985 19,220 87 2,079 6,798 1,721 1,179 2,129 1,497 158 445 3,080 47 1986 18,072 84 2,158 6,409 1,681 1,136 2,145 1,292 126 377 2,634 30 1987 17,136 67 2,112 6,091 1,736 1,107 1,973 1,166 94 418 2,305 67 19881 16,366 64 2,163 5,873 1,799 1,013 1,880 1,076 77 353 2,006 62 1989 16,790 150 2,571 5,394 2,011 1,065 1,916 1,213 63 358 1,911 138 Unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle 1980 171 — 29 115 1 5 5 6 2 1 5 2 1981 174 11 26 114 3 6 3 3 2 1 5 — 1982 161 10 25 111 2 5 1 3 — 1 3 — 1983 169 7 39 107 3 5 3 2 1 — 2 — 1984 164 2 27 115 — 6 2 9 — — 2 1 1985 85 1 8 61 4 1 2 4 — 1 3 — 1986 84 3 12 65 1 2 1 — — — — — 1987 48 3 18 21 — 2 1 1 — 1 1 — 19881 76 1 10 54 1 3 3 2 — 1 1 — 1989 124 — 23 63 10 5 13 3 — 2 5 — 1 These two triable-either-way offences were reclassified as summary offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (12 October 1988)
Table B—Number of offenders sentenced at Crown Court for offences of unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle by type of disposal 1980–89. England and Wales Sentence disposals Year Total for sentence Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Probation order Supervision order Community service order Attendance centre order Care order Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle 1980 7,394 7 276 619 534 62 703 — 22 586 4,535 50 1981 6,911 13 262 465 535 44 737 — 25 569 4,219 42 1982 6,512 5 310 370 505 44 773 — 17 489 3,959 40 1983 4,938 10 223 384 472 32 705 — 9 361 2,667 75 1984 3,421 3 209 297 478 16 577 — 5 233 1,554 49 1985 3,939 5 226 331 633 36 654 23 7 259 1,748 17 1986 3,921 5 252 332 618 43 611 18 4 251 1,764 23 1987 4,195 3 259 377 669 35 749 30 4 300 1,747 22 19881 4,130 7 274 356 801 32 677 24 4 365 1,652 38 1989 1,668 1 94 131 398 22 249 12 2 117 604 38 Unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle 1980 6 — — — — — — — — 2 4 —