To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Italian citizens are currently serving sentences in United Kingdom prisons; how many such citizens have been permitted to return home to serve their sentences in Italian prisons; how many have applied to do so; and if he will make a statement.
On 30 June 1991, the latest date for which information is readily available, about 45 sentenced prisoners in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales were recorded as Italian citizens. Repatriations of prisoners are possible under the European convention on the transfer of sentenced persons provided the prisoner and both countries concerned consent. The Italian Government ratified the convention in October 1989, since when 26 Italian prisoners have asked to be repatriated. In five cases the application has been withdrawn or the prisoner released. In two cases the request has been refused. The remaining 19 cases are outstanding.
| Table A—Number of offenders sentenced at magistrates' courts for offences of unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle of unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle by type of disposal 1980–89. | ||||||||||||
| England and Wales | ||||||||||||
| Sentence disposals | ||||||||||||
| Year | Total for sentence | Absolute discharge | Conditional discharge | Fine | Probation order | Supervision order | Community service order | Attendance centre order | Care order | Fully suspended sentence | Immediate custody | Otherwise dealt with |
| Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 29,910 | 137 | 2,595 | 13,995 | 1,659 | 1,677 | 2,314 | 1,712 | 434 | 1,457 | 3,760 | 170 |
| 1981 | 26,404 | 133 | 2,436 | 11,055 | 1,734 | 1,428 | 2,436 | 1,694 | 342 | 1,352 | 3,582 | 212 |
| 1982 | 23,911 | 98 | 2,367 | 9,766 | 1,589 | 1,244 | 2,284 | 1,570 | 265 | 1,131 | 3,416 | 181 |
| 1983 | 20,677 | 86 | 2,028 | 7,894 | 1,553 | 1,115 | 2,270 | 1,493 | 197 | 737 | 3,219 | 85 |
| 1984 | 19,252 | 80 | 2,040 | 7,036 | 1,599 | 1,109 | 2,291 | 1,458 | 175 | 406 | 3,010 | 48 |
| 1985 | 19,220 | 87 | 2,079 | 6,798 | 1,721 | 1,179 | 2,129 | 1,497 | 158 | 445 | 3,080 | 47 |
| 1986 | 18,072 | 84 | 2,158 | 6,409 | 1,681 | 1,136 | 2,145 | 1,292 | 126 | 377 | 2,634 | 30 |
| 1987 | 17,136 | 67 | 2,112 | 6,091 | 1,736 | 1,107 | 1,973 | 1,166 | 94 | 418 | 2,305 | 67 |
| 19881 | 16,366 | 64 | 2,163 | 5,873 | 1,799 | 1,013 | 1,880 | 1,076 | 77 | 353 | 2,006 | 62 |
| 1989 | 16,790 | 150 | 2,571 | 5,394 | 2,011 | 1,065 | 1,916 | 1,213 | 63 | 358 | 1,911 | 138 |
| Unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 171 | — | 29 | 115 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1981 | 174 | 11 | 26 | 114 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 1982 | 161 | 10 | 25 | 111 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1983 | 169 | 7 | 39 | 107 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 164 | 2 | 27 | 115 | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1986 | 84 | 3 | 12 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 48 | 3 | 18 | 21 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 19881 | 76 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 124 | — | 23 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| 1 These two triable-either-way offences were reclassified as summary offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (12 October 1988) | ||||||||||||
| Table B—Number of offenders sentenced at Crown Court for offences of unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle by type of disposal 1980–89. | ||||||||||||
| England and Wales | ||||||||||||
| Sentence disposals | ||||||||||||
| Year | Total for sentence | Absolute discharge | Conditional discharge | Fine | Probation order | Supervision order | Community service order | Attendance centre order | Care order | Fully suspended sentence | Immediate custody | Otherwise dealt with |
| Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 7,394 | 7 | 276 | 619 | 534 | 62 | 703 | — | 22 | 586 | 4,535 | 50 |
| 1981 | 6,911 | 13 | 262 | 465 | 535 | 44 | 737 | — | 25 | 569 | 4,219 | 42 |
| 1982 | 6,512 | 5 | 310 | 370 | 505 | 44 | 773 | — | 17 | 489 | 3,959 | 40 |
| 1983 | 4,938 | 10 | 223 | 384 | 472 | 32 | 705 | — | 9 | 361 | 2,667 | 75 |
| 1984 | 3,421 | 3 | 209 | 297 | 478 | 16 | 577 | — | 5 | 233 | 1,554 | 49 |
| 1985 | 3,939 | 5 | 226 | 331 | 633 | 36 | 654 | 23 | 7 | 259 | 1,748 | 17 |
| 1986 | 3,921 | 5 | 252 | 332 | 618 | 43 | 611 | 18 | 4 | 251 | 1,764 | 23 |
| 1987 | 4,195 | 3 | 259 | 377 | 669 | 35 | 749 | 30 | 4 | 300 | 1,747 | 22 |
| 19881 | 4,130 | 7 | 274 | 356 | 801 | 32 | 677 | 24 | 4 | 365 | 1,652 | 38 |
| 1989 | 1,668 | 1 | 94 | 131 | 398 | 22 | 249 | 12 | 2 | 117 | 604 | 38 |
| Unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |