§ Mr. FaberTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he intends to take against those who travel abroad to commit sex crimes against children. [5515]
§ Mr. MacleanMy right hon. and learned Friend announced on 12 July 1995,Official Report, column 600, that he would urgently examine the law of incitement and conspiracy. As a result of that examination, the Government propose, subject to a suitable legislative opportunity being found, to extend the scope of the law
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Sentenced prison population on 31 October 19951 by ethnic origin, sex and sentence length England and Wales Sentence length Total White Black South Asian Chinese and other Asian Other/unrecorded Males Less than 12 months 6,533 5,828 446 152 53 54 12 months to less than 3 years 10,653 9,256 921 275 108 93 3 years to less than 4 years 3,992 3,304 500 116 30 42 4 years to less than 10 years 11,077 8,613 1,746 385 145 188 10 years to less than life 2,575 1,954 410 97 36 78 Life 3,145 2,724 242 117 30 32 Fine defaulters 395 359 25 7 1 3 Total 38,370 32,038 4,290 1,149 403 490 Females Less than 12 months 343 294 37 2 1 9 13 months to less than 3 years 452 373 66 1 4 8 3 years to less than 4 years 133 90 37 2 0 4 4 years to less than 10 years 360 218 119 5 6 12 10 years to less than life 76 36 32 4 0 4 Life 117 99 7 6 0 5 Fine defaulters 19 17 2 0 0 0 Total 1,500 1,127 300 20 11 42 1 Provisional figures of incitement and conspiracy. This extension would bring within the jurisdiction of the courts those who incite others or who conspire to commit sexual offences against children abroad.