Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 31 October 2000. It was answered by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 October 2000 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Solicitor-General

Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions there have been for incitement to racial hatred in each of the past three years; and what proportion of those prosecutions have led to convictions. - Inc table for 1997-2000.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions there have been for incitement to racial hatred in each of the past three years; and what proportion of those prosecutions have led to convictions. [134530] The Solicitor-General: In 1998 there was one prosecution for offences of incitement to racial hatred under Part III of the Public Order Act 1986--this resulted in a conviction. In 1999 there were five defendants charged--three of these were convicted. There are currently three existing prosecutions involving such offences. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 {1}2000 No consent applications 12 2 5 3 Withdrawn -- 1 -- -- Not granted 2 -- -- -- Prosecuted 10 5 5 3 Convicted 9 3 3 {2}-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} To date {2} Results awaited

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