§ Mr. Jonathan EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to make a statement concerning the conviction of Mr. Anthony Stock for robbery.
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Table 1 Number of juveniles aged 10 to under 17 convicted at juvenile and magistrates' courts within the Lewisham area by type of offence 1985–19921 PSD/type of offence 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 11992 Lewisham juvenile court Violence against the person 29 22 22 16 10 10 6 6 Sexual offences — — 1 — — — — 2 Burglary 61 53 41 36 29 15 9 8 Robbery 12 2 16 9 7 4 9 8 Theft and handling stolen goods 181 123 109 76 38 35 14 11 Fraud and forgery 5 2 1 1 2 — 1 1 Criminal damage 7 7 7 1 — 1 — 5 Drug offences 8 8 1 1 6 1 3 3 Other (excluding motoring) 4 3 10 7 4 7 7 2 Motoring offences — 1 2 2 1 — — — Total Indictable offences 307 221 210 149 97 73 49 46 Greenwich juvenile court Violence against the person 16 18 17 23 24 25 16 19
§ Mr. MacleanOn 24 November my right hon. and learned Friend referred Mr. Stock's conviction to the Court of Appeal under section 17(1)(a) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968.