§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 6 February to the hon. Member for Blackburn,Official Report, column 107, if he will place in the Library a copy of the study of sentences given to those convicted of burglary and drug dealing and copies of similar studies he had commissioned or evaluated. [17009]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 26 February 1996]: A study of a sample of offenders convicted in 1993 is contained in chapter 9 of "Criminal Statistics England and Wales 1994", a copy of which is in the Library. A special statistical analysis was required to provide the hon. Member with the information requested in the previous questions.
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§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average sentence given to adults upon their(a) first, (b) second and (c) third or greater number of convictions for (i) domestic burglary and (ii) drug dealing. [17010]
Sentencing of domestic burglars and drug dealers1 aged 21 or over by number of previous convictions Offence 1st conviction 2nd conviction 3rd or greater conviction Percentage given immediate custody Average custodial sentence (months) Percentage given immediate custody Average custodial sentence (months) Percentage given immediate custody Average custodial sentence (months) Domestic burglary 39 15 51 15 57 15 Drug dealing 55 32 61 25 75 30 1 Based on drug trafficking offences monitored and reported in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Statistics of Drugs Seizures and Offenders dealt with, United Kingdom, 1994". These are offences of unlawful production of drugs other than cannabis, unlawful supply, possession with intent to supply unlawfully and unlawful import or export.