§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of(a) all defendants and (b) defendants charged with violent offences, sexual offences, drug offences, robbery, burglary, theft, fraud and criminal damage respectively were granted hail in England and Wales in the years 1980, 1985 and 1990; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JackThe percentages of all defendants granted bail in England and Wales in the years 1980, 1985 and 1990 are given in the following table:
All offences 1980 1985 1990 Summonsed 73 70 61 Arrested and bailed 23 25 34 Arrested and held in custody 4 5 6 These figures are published in chapter 8 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales". Reliable information on the breakdown of remands into bail and custody according to offence groups is not available centrally.