§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the median age of men convicted of rape for the first time; and if he will make a statement. [14260]
§ Mr. MacleanThe convictions of two samples of men born in 1953 and 1958 have been traced up to the ages of 39 and 33 respectively. The samples included 75 men convicted of rape for the first time. The median age for this group was 22 years old.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of convicted rapists imprisoned in English and Welsh prisons in 1994; and if he will make a statement. [14261]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Elfyn Llwyd, dated 23 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking for the number of convicted rapists imprisoned in English and Welsh prisons in 1994 and if he will make a statement.Provisional information for 1994 shows that 446 persons were received into a Prison Service establishment in England and Wales under sentence for rape.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many convicted prisoners were admitted to a prison hospital or a general hospital in(a) 1993 and (b) 1994; what these figures are as percentages of the general hospital population; and if he will make a statement; [14262]
(2) how many convicted rapists were admitted to a prison hospital or a general hospital in (a) 1993 and
309W(b) 1994; what these figures are as percentages of the total number of convicted rapists in prison; and if he will make a statement. [14263]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Elfyn Llwyd, dated 23 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about admissions of convicted prisoners to prison or general hospitals.I regret that information on admissions for in-patient care is not collected by remand and convicted prisoner categories, or by type of offence.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average sentence given to men convicted of rape in(a) 1990, (b) 1992 and (c) 1994: and if he will make a statement; [14266]
(2) what was the average sentence given to men convicted of rape in 1980; what was the average duration of the sentence served by these men; and if he will make a statement. [14267]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information on the average sentence length given for adult males convicted of rape for the years 1980, 1990, 1992 and 1993 is given in the table. 1994 data will not be available until the autumn.
Precise information on the average duration of the sentence served by men convicted of rape in 1980 is not available, but those given determinate sentences would have served up to two thirds of their sentence depending on whether and at what stage they were granted parole.
Average sentence length imposed at the Crown Court on adult males—aged 21 and over—for rape offences,
1980, 1990, 1992 and 1993
England and Wales Offence Year Average sentence length1 (months) Substantive rape 1980 50.9 1990 75.9 1992 78.9 1993 77.9 Attempted rape 1980 41.2 1990 58.7 1992 60.4 1993 53.0 Other rape2 1980 12.0 1990 15.0 1992 10.0 1993 15.0 Total rape 1980 48.7 1990 73.3 1992 76.6 1993 74.2 1 Excludes life sentences. The proportion sentenced to Life of those given an immediate custodial sentence for total rape in 1993 was 3.4 per cent. 2 Includes offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sec. 7, Mental Health Act 1959, Secs. 127, 128(1)(a) and 128(10) (b).