§ Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of rape were(a) reported to the police, (b) reached court and (c) resulted in a guilty verdict in (i) 1985 and (ii) 1993. [28247]
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information shows that in England and Wales some 1.842 rape offences were recorded by the police in 1985, and there were 844 prosecutions and 430 convictions for rape offences in that year. The corresponding figures for 1993 are 4,589 offences, 1,704 prosecutions and 465 convictions. Information for Scotland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.