§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of offenders appearing before the courts in the borough of Newham were aged under 21 years in each year since 1988;
(2) what percentage of offenders appearing before the courts in the borough of Newham were unemployed in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation is not collected centrally on the employment status of defendants appearing before the courts. The table shows the number and percentage of offenders by age convicted at the Stratford and West Ham petty sessional divisions and at the Crown court who were committed by the above two petty sessional divisions 1988 to 1992. Information on cautioning is available only for police force areas.
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Number and percentage of offenders aged under 21 and all ages found guilty at Stratford and West Ham petty sessional divisions and at the Crown Court by committing Stratford and West Ham petty sessional divisions and type of offence 1988–92 Stratford West Ham Under 21 All Ages Under 21 All Ages Year/Type of offence Number Per cent. (=100 per cent.) Number Per cent. (=100 per cent.) 1988 Indictable offences 345 47 728 346 33 1,048 Summary non-motoring offences 177 12 1,528 86 28 311 Summary motoring offences 62 11 573 77 11 689 All offences 584 21 2,829 509 25 2,048 1989 Indictable offences 373 47 802 165 29 561 Summary non-motoring offences 323 19 1,657 51 19 275 Summary motoring offences 79 10 761 45 15 292 All offences 775 24 3,220 261 23 1,128 1990 Indictable offences 138 37 369 269 28 957 Summary non-motoring offences 123 15 832 169 10 1,730 Summary motoring offences 33 13 258 70 9 777 All offences 294 20 1,459 608 18 3,464 1991 Indictable offences 80 39 207 296 27 1,096 Summary non-motoring offences 55 6 937 111 18 633 Summary motoring offences 64 6 1,029 82 11 714 All offences 199 9 2,173 489 20 2,443 1992 Indictable offences 168 34 492 165 24 681 Summary non-motoring offences 93 6 1,656 66 19 347 Summary motoring offences 106 6 1,757 41 11 381 All offences 367 9 3,905 272 19 1,409