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Alcohol-related Offences

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many alcohol-related juvenile offences were committed (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year; [1808]

(2) what was the cost of alcohol-related crimes (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year;[1807]

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(3) how many offences of under-age drinking were recorded (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year; [1809]

(4) how many recorded offences of under-age drinking were recorded (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change from the previous year. [1789]

Mr. Maclean: The information requested is not collected centrally.

Mr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alcohol-related crimes and violent crimes were committed (a) nationally, (b) in the west midlands and (c) in Coventry in each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year.[1805]

Mr. Maclean: Figures available on violent crime for the west midlands and nationally are given in the table. Figures for Coventry, and those for alcohol-related crimes generally, are not collected centrally.

Offences of violent crime (violences against the person, sexual offences and robbery) recorded by the police

Year	West Midlands		England and Wales
	Offences	Percentage change	Offences	Percentage change
1990	14,861	--	249,904	--
1991	16,288	+10	265,085	+6
1992	18,228	+12	284,199	+7
1993	18,462	+1	294,231	+4
1994	18,789	+2	310,332	+5
1995	17,738	-6	310,936	0

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Information Technology Projects

Ms Church: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many information technology projects have been undertaken since 1992, and are planned for the coming year, arranged in cost bands of £1,000,000. [1896]

Mr. Howard: The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Offenders

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many women (a) have been sent to prison, (b) have been placed on probation and (c) have been ordered to carry out community service (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will list the figures as the annual percentage change; [2178]

(2) how many juvenile offenders (a) received custodial sentences and (b) were placed on probation (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will express the figures to show the percentage change on the previous year; [2171]

(3) how many offenders have been (a) placed on probation, (b) received custodial sentences and (c) were ordered to carry out community service (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will express the figures (1) in real terms and (2) to show the percentage change on the previous year. [2168]

Mr. Maclean: Information for 1990 to 1995, which is provisional, is given in the tables.

Table A: Number of females sentenced to immediate custody, probation and community service in the West Midlands police force area and England and Wales for all offences 1990-1995(8)

	Number sentenced
Area/Disposal	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	(8)1995
West Midlands
Immediate custody(9)	127	100	114	127	136	164
Probation(10)	647	525	473	458	599	577
Community service(11)	138	102	125	144	220	235
England and Wales
Immediate custody(9)	2,216	2,354	2,328	2,520	3,149	3,768
Probation(10)	9,606	8,709	7,873	7,665	9,646	9,839
Community service(11)	2,108	2,210	2,569	3,532	4,340	4,739

	Percentage change
Area/Disposal	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95(8)
West Midlands
Immediate custody(9)	-21	+14	+11	+7	+21
Probation(10)	-19	-10	-3	+31	-4
Community service(11)	-26	+23	+15	+53	-7
England and Wales
Immediate custody(9)	+6	-1	+8	+25	+20
Probation(10)	-9	-10	-3	+26	+2
Community service(11)	+5	+16	+37	+23	+9

(8) Provisional.

(9) Includes detention in a young offender institution, unsuspended imprisonment and partly suspended imprisonment (before 1 October 1992).

(10) Includes probation and supervision orders.

(11) Includes community service orders and combination orders (from 1 October 1992).

1. Although there is a known shortfall, in 1995, for the total number sentenced, this did not affect those sentenced to immediate custody, probation or community service.

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Table B: Number of persons aged 10 to under 18 sentenced to immediate custody, probation and community service in the West Midlands police force area and England and Wales for all offences 1990-1995(12)

	Number sentenced
Area/Disposal	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995(12)
West Midlands
Immediate custody(13)	438	349	337	339	336	431
Probation(14)	758	725	694	725	903	974
England and Wales
Immediate custody(13)	4,495	4,390	4,003	3,884	4,316	5,063
Probation(14)	11,092	10,471	9,133	9,110	11,145	12,298

	Percentage change
Area/Disposal	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95(12)
West Midlands
Immediate custody(13)	-20	-3	+1	-1	+28
Probation(14)	-4	-4	+4	+25	+8
England and Wales
Immediate custody(13)	-2	-9	-3	+11	+17
Probation(14)	-6	-13	-0	+22	+10

(12) Provisional.

(13) Detention in young offender institution.

(14) Includes probation and supervision Orders.

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Number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody, probation and community service in the West Midlands police force area and England and Wales for all offences 1990-1995(15)

	Number sentenced
Area/Disposal	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995(15)
West Midlands
Immediate custody(16)	4,401	3,994	3,898	3,779	4,328	4,791
Probation(17)	3,453	3,434	3,115	3,561	3,887	3,709
Community service(18)	2,459	2,471	2,725	3,378	3,642	3,764
England and Wales
Immediate custody(16)	57,613	61,249	57,988	58,399	69,185	79,137
Probation(17)	54,354	53767	49,881	51,099	59,725	59,541
Community service(18)	38,597	42,495	45,381	56,901	61,868	62,896

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	Percentage change
Area/disposal	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95(15)
West Midlands
Immediate custody(16)	-9	-2	-3	+15	+11
Probation(17)	-1	-9	+14	+9	-5
Community service(18)	-0	+10	+23	+8	+3
England and Wales
Immediate custody(16)	+6	-5	+1	+18	+14
Probation(17)	-1	-7	+2	+17	+0
Community service(18)	+10	+7	+25	+9	+2

(15) Provisional.

(16) Includes detention in a young offender institution, unsuspended imprisonment and partly suspended imprisonment (before 1 October 1992).

(17) Includes probation and supervision orders.

(18) Includes community service orders and combination orders (from 1 October 1992).

Although there is a known shortfall, in 1995, for the total number sentenced, this did not affect those sentenced to immediate custody, probation or community service.

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Mr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many juvenile offenders there were (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will express the figures to show the percentage change on the previous year; [2170]

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(2) how many women were convicted of crimes (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will express the figures to show the percentage change on the previous year. [2169]

Mr. Maclean: Information for 1990 to 1995, which is provisional, is given in the tables.

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Table A: Number of persons aged 10 to under 18 found guilty or cautioned for all offences in the West Midlands police force area and England and Wales 1990 to 1995(19)

	Number found guilty or cautioned
Area	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995(19)
West Midlands	13,409	12,916	13,004	11,464	12,149	10,990
England and Wales	211,512	196,415	196,923	176,938	186,716	188,425

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	Percentage change
Area	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95(19)
West Midlands	-4	+1	-12	+6	-10
England and Wales	-7	+0	-10	+6	+1

(19) Provisional.

Table B: Number of females found guilty for all offences in the West Midlands police force area and England and Wales 1990 to 1995(20)

	Number found guilty
Area	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995(20)
West Midlands	12,998	12,912	14,977	14,308	16,270	12,089(20)
England and Wales	229,356	235,988	258,990	251,062	251,046	217,983(21)

	Percentage change
Area	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95(20)
West Midlands	- 1	+ 16	- 4	+ 14	- 26(21)
England and Wales	+ 3	+ 10	- 3	- 0	- 13(21)

(20) Provisional.

(21) In 1995 there is a known shortfall for the total number of female offenders convicted (estimated at 39,800 for England and Wales).

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