Written question asked by Terry Rooney (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 January 1995. It was answered by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 January 1995 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

How many prosecutions there have been of hypnotists in connection with their trade in each of the last five years. - Info held centrally shows one prosecution from 1989 to 1993. This occurred in 1991 and resulted in a conviction. The 1994 data will not be available until the autumn.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

253 c145-6W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Hypnosis Prosecutions

Contains statistics

Yes