§ 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) 1985 and (b) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [24601]
§ Mr. MacleanFollowing the introduction of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the offence of non-consensual buggery became male rape and statistics for the number of offences recorded in England522W and Wales in 1995 were published in table 6 of "Home Office Statistical Bulletin 3/96". Prior to the introduction of the Act, recorded offences of non-consensual buggery were contained within the overall offence of buggery and were not separately identifiable. Figures for total recorded offences of buggery in 1985 are published in table 2.16 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1994". Copies of both the above publications are available in the Library. Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Secretary of State in each Department respectively.