§ Mrs. GoldingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were(a) prosecuted for begging, (b) convicted of begging, (c) prosecuted for sleeping rough and (d) convicted of sleeping rough in the Metropolitan police district in 1990 and 1991.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation for 1989 and 1990, which is provisional, is given in the table. 1991 data are not yet available.
Number of persons prosecuted and convicted for offences of begging and sleeping out under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in the metropolitan police district 1989 and 19901 Begging Sleeping out Prosecutions Convictions Prosecutions Convictions Metropolitan police district 1989 1,251 1,188 12 10 11990 1,445 1,308 12 11 City of London 1989 5 5 — — 11990 3 3 1 1 1Provisional.