§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been sentenced to life imprisonment under section 109 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in each month during which the Act has been in force.[93965]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 29 January 2003]The available information is contained in the table
Persons sentenced to a mandatory life sentence for a second serious offence under section 109 of the powers of the criminal court (sentencing) Act 2000, England and Wales, December 1999 to December 2001 December 1999 (5) September (5) June 2001 (7) January 2000 (8) October 2000 (3) July 2001 (3) February 2000 (6) November 2000 (5) August 2001 (2) March 2000 (3) December 2000 (1) September 2001 (—) April 2000 (4) January 2001 (2) October 2001(9) May 2000 (4) March 2001 (6) December 2001 (3) July 2000 (5) April 2001 (2) August 2000 (2) May 2001 (6) Total 113 Figures prior to December 1999 were not separately notified to the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Figures for 2002 will be published in the Aututmn.