§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the either-way criminal offences; and if he will make a statement. [29644]
§ Mr. DenhamThere is no readily available list of triable either-way offences. Appendix Four of the annual Command Paper "Criminal statistics England and Wales" lists just over 370 triable either-way offence codes which are used for statistical purposes. Each code may cover 79W more than one offence and these codes cover approximately 700 offences. Other triable either-way offences are grouped together under one ad hoc code. Copies of the Command Paper are available in the Library.