§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the change in numbers of each serious crime since 1979.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 3 November 1992]: The information is contained in the table:
Number of prosecutions under the Accommodation Agencies Act 1953, 1962–90 England and Wales Year Prosecutions 1962–74 1— 1975 2 1976 2 1977 9 1978 2 1979 — 1980 4 1981 3 1982 5 1983 4 1984 5 1985 3 1986 221 1987 5 1988 2 1989 5 1990 1— 1 Not available. 2 12 of these cases were heard on the same day in Sheffield.