§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in the latest year for which figures are available, how many people were convicted of, and what was the(a) average prison and (b) maximum sentence received for, (i) offences against children listed in paragraphs one, two and three of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill, (ii) assault occasioning actual bodily harm committed against a child, contrary to the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and (iii) unlawful supply of drugs to a child, contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; [123863]
(2) how many persons were convicted in the last five years for which figures are available of (a) offences under section 54 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, (b) offences under section 1 of the Indecency with Children Act 1960, (c) offences under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978, (d) offences under section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and (e) offences under the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 committed against persons (i) under and (ii) over the age of 16 years (1) section 1 (rape), (2) section 5 (intercourse with a girl under 13), (3) section 6 (intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16), (4) section 10 (incest by a man), (5) section 11 (incest by a woman), (6) section 12 (buggery), (7) section 13 (gross indecency), (8) section 14 (indecent assault on a girl), (9) section 15 (indecent assault on a boy), (10) section 16 (assault with intent to commit buggery), (11) section 23 (procuration of girl under 21) and (12) section 28 (causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl under 16); and what was the average sentence (A) received and (B) served for each offence. [123600]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI will write to the hon. Member.