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Ms. Richardson
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many men have been prosecuted for rape in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland; how many men have been convicted in each of these years; of these, how many have not been sent to prison; how many have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment of less than three years, between three and five years, between five and 10 years, and over 10 years, respectively; and what orders were made in respect of those convicted but not sent to prison.
Mr. Scott
[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987]: The information requested is as follows:—
| 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | |
| Found guilty | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Not sent to prison | |||||
| Young offenders centres | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hospital order | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Training school | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Non-custodial | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| 1985
| |
Sent to prison
| |||||
| Up to three years | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Three to five years | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Five to ten years | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Over ten years | — | — | — | — | — |