§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 6 February,Official Report, column 107, on the number of burglars convicted on a third or greater occasion, what number and percentage were juvenile offenders, what percentage of them were sentenced to immediate custody, and what was the average custodial sentence imposed on them; what number and percentage were young adults, what percentage of them were sentenced to immediate custody, and what was the average custodial sentence imposed on them; what number and percentage were adults, what percentage of them were sentenced to immediate custody, and what was the average custodial sentence imposed on them. [15190]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested, taken from a sample of those convicted of burglary in three weeks of 1993, is given in the table.
Sentencing of burglars convicted for the third or greater time: by age Age of offender Number convicted on third or greater occasion Percentage of those convicted on a third or greater occasion Percentage sentenced to immediate custody Average custodial sentence imposed (months) All ages 1,135 100 43 11 Under 18 years 142 13 33 5 18–20 years 233 21 52 10 21 years or over 760 67 42 12