§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been in the UK against surgeons carrying out female genital mutilation in each of the last 10 years. [82208]
§ Hilary BennInformation held centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database, shows that there were no prosecutions brought for such offences in England and Wales in the years 1991 to 2000.
Information for 2001 is due for publication in December.
Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly respectively.