§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of non-consensual buggery of men were reported in the United Kingdom in(a) 1983 and (b) 1993; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation is readily available centrally only for England and Wales and Northern Ireland. The information for England and Wales given in table 1 is for those prosecuted. The 1993 data are not yet available. Information on cases reported during 1992 in Northern Ireland is given in table 2.
Table 1 Number of male prosecutions in England and Wales for non-consensual buggery of men, by offence 1983 and 1992 England and Wales Number of males Offence description Year Prosecutions Buggery by a man with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent1 1982 19 1992 38 Attempt by a man to commit buggery with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent1 1982 3 1992 2 Assault with intent to commit buggery2 1982 6 1992 6 Indecent assault on male person, 16 years or over3 1982 148 1992 193 1Sexual Offences Act 1956, sec. 12, as amended by the Sexual Offences Act 1967, sec. 3(1). 2Sexual Offences Act 1956, sec. 16. 3Sexual Offences Act 1956, sec. 15.
Table 2 Number of cases reported in Northern Ireland for non-consensual buggery of men by offence, 1992 Northern Ireland Offence description Number of cases Buggery by a man with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent 1 Attempt by a man to commit buggery with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent — Assault with intent to commit buggery — Indecent assault on male person, 16 years or over —