HC Deb 08 May 2000 vol 349 c298W
Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many adolescent murderers in(a) 1980 and (b) 1999 grew up living apart from at least one parent; and what percentage of adolescent murderers this represented. [120669]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The information requested is not available centrally.

There were, however, 84 persons aged between 10 and 20 convicted of homicide in England and Wales in 1980 (including 40 convicted of murder) and 70 in 1998, the latest year for which figures are available (including 31 convicted of murder).

Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of young people on supervision orders came from broken homes in(a) 1980 and (b) 1999. [120670]

Mr. Straw

The information requested is not held centrally. 18,300 supervision orders were made in 1980. 12,400 were made in 1998, the most recent year for which figures are readily available.