§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prosecutions for soliciting for immoral purposes were issued in the Portswood division of the Hampshire Constabulary in 1990 and 1991; how many were successful; and what was the average fine;
(2) how many cautions for kerb crawling were successfully undertaken by the Portswood division of the Hampshire Constabulary in 1990 and in 1991; and how many were issued to people living (a) in the city of Southampton, (b) the rest of Hampshire and (c) other places;
(3) how many prosecutions for kerb crawling were successfully undertaken by the Portswood division of the Hampshire Constabulary in 1990 and 1991; and how many of those prosecuted lived in (a) the city of Southampton,(b) the rest of Hampshire and (c) other places.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 22 May 1992]: Information available centrally, relates only to the court proceedings for Southampton and other petty sessional divisions in Hampshire and to cautions for the NA hole of Hampshire police force area. Information for 1991 is not yet available.
No males were prosecuted for soliciting in Southampton petty sessional division in either 1989 or 1990. There was only one prosecution for kerb-crawling in 1989 and none in 1990. The person was acquitted.
Information on kerb crawling for Hampshire police force area and England and Wales is given in the attached table below.
Table Number of males, prosecuted, found guilty and cautioned for kerb-crawling in Hampshire police force area and England and Wales, 1989 and 1990 Number of males Hampshire police force area England and Wales Prosecutions 1989 2 992 1990 — 1,360 Convictions 1989 1 891 1990 — 1,215 Cautions 1989 — 243 1990 5 227