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Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) burglaries of a dwelling, (b) burglaries other than of a dwelling and (c) burglaries in total were reported (i) in each police force area and (ii) in total for England and Wales in each calendar year since 1979, and in the 12 months ended June 1992.
Mr. Jack : The available information is for notifiable offences of burglary recorded by the police and is contained in the tables.
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1979 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |3,925 |5,134 |9,059 Bedfordshire |1,664 |3,067 |4,731 Cambridgeshire |1,698 |2,484 |4,182 Cheshire |2,752 |3,927 |6,679 Cleveland |4,007 |3,895 |7,902 Cumbria |1,273 |2,528 |3,801 Derbyshire |3,459 |4,630 |8,089 Devon and Cornwall |3,239 |4,408 |7,647 Dorset |1,952 |2,046 |3,998 Durham |2,155 |3,862 |6,017 Essex |3,538 |6,758 |10,296 Gloucestershire |1,151 |1,858 |3,009 Greater Manchester |19,162 |19,962 |39,124 Hampshire |6,105 |6,413 |12,518 Hertfordshire |1,789 |2,814 |4,603 Humberside |4,476 |6,436 |10,912 Kent |4,944 |5,495 |10,439 Lancashire |5,476 |6,972 |12,448 Leicestershire |2,158 |3,543 |5,701 Lincolnshire |1,211 |2,070 |3,281 City of London |51 |1,088 |1,139 Merseyside |16,699 |14,484 |31,183 Metropolitan Police District 68,661 48,340 117,001 Norfolk |1,249 |3,057 |4,306 Northamptonshire |1,798 |2,653 |4,451 Northumbria |12,285 |14,729 |27,014 North Yorkshire |2,181 |2,593 |4,774 Nottinghamshire |6,130 |10,364 |16,494 South Yorkshire |4,439 |8,162 |12,601 Staffordshire |2,755 |5,250 |8,005 Suffolk |857 |1,991 |2,848 Surrey |2,213 |2,577 |4,790 Sussex |4,658 |4,596 |9,254 Thames Valley |5,927 |7,931 |13,858 Warwickshire |876 |1,951 |2,827 West Mercia |1,947 |3,986 |5,933 West Midlands |16,953 |22,910 |39,863 West Yorkshire |14,905 |17,240 |32,145 Wiltshire |1,291 |2,235 |3,526 Dyfed-Powys |544 |1,170 |1,714 Gwent |1,196 |2,123 |3,319 North Wales |2,039 |2,617 |4,656 South Wales |6,984 |10,916 |17,900 |------- |------- |------- Total |252,772 |291,265 |544,037
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Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1980 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |5,199 |6,285 |11,484 Bedfordshire |2,168 |3,436 |5,604 Cambridgeshire |1,886 |2,973 |4,859 Cheshire |3,639 |4,537 |8,176 Cleveland |4,265 |4,697 |8,962 Cumbria |1,622 |2,442 |4,064 Derbyshire |3,902 |5,185 |9,087 Devon and Cornwall |3,662 |5,188 |8,850 Dorset |2,137 |2,430 |4,567 Durham |2,971 |4,740 |7,711 Essex |3,850 |7,497 |11,347 Gloucestershire |1,684 |2,246 |3,930 Greater Manchester |23,733 |23,216 |46,949 Hampshire |6,300 |6,997 |13,297 Hertfordshire |2,642 |3,345 |5,807 Humberside |5,537 |7,173 |12,710 Kent |4,805 |5,624 |10,429 Lancashire |5,597 |7,131 |12,728 Leicestershire |2,656 |4,506 |7,162 Lincolnshire |1,268 |2,264 |3,532 City of London |41 |1,030 |1,071 Merseyside |19,884 |14,917 |34,801 Metropolitan Police District 75,214 50,730 125,944 Norfolk |1,568 |3,705 |5,273 Northamptonshire |2,411 |3,637 |6,048 Northumbria |14,557 |16,511 |31,068 North Yorkshire |2,207 |3,076 |5,283 Nottinghamshire |6,629 |11,532 |18,161 South Yorkshire |5,777 |9,864 |15,641 Staffordshire |3,085 |5,665 |8,750 Suffolk |1,024 |2,199 |3,223 Surrey |2,412 |2,672 |5,084 Sussex |5,192 |4,778 |9,970 Thames Valley |6,611 |8,616 |15,227 Warwickshire |1,151 |2,138 |3,289 West Mercia |2,419 |4,677 |7,096 West Midlands |23,170 |26,613 |49,783 West Yorkshire |17,077 |18,226 |35,303 Wiltshire |1,548 |2,232 |3,780 Dyfed-Powys |602 |1,227 |1,829 Gwent |1,602 |2,365 |3,967 North Wales |2,833 |3,274 |6,107 South Wales |8,576 |11,861 |20,437 |------- |------- |------- Total |294,933 |323,457 |618,390
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1981 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |6,136 |7,288 |13,424 Bedfordshire |2,528 |3,988 |6,516 Cambridgeshire |2,343 |3,395 |5,738 Cheshire |4,637 |5,234 |9,871 Cleveland |4,985 |5,468 |10,453 Cumbria |1,782 |2,905 |4,687 Derbyshire |4,327 |6,018 |10,345 Devon and Cornwall |4,016 |6,316 |10,332 Dorset |2,446 |2,691 |5,137 Durham |3,134 |5,069 |8,203 Essex |4,503 |7,621 |12,124 Gloucestershire |1,969 |2,886 |4,855 Greater Manchester |32,238 |25,943 |58,181 Hampshire |7,960 |8,554 |16,514 Hertfordshire |2,486 |3,844 |6,330 Humberside |6,719 |8,254 |14,973 Kent |6,032 |6,167 |12,199 Lancashire |7,297 |8,068 |15,365 Leicestershire |3,269 |5,130 |8,399 Lincolnshire |1,430 |2,997 |4,427 City of London |31 |1,058 |1,089 Merseyside |23,269 |18,421 |41,690 Metropolitan Police District 86,549 58,270 144,819 Norfolk |2,242 |4,795 |7,037 Northamptonshire |2,558 |3,686 |6,244 Northumbria |16,581 |18,084 |34,665 North Yorkshire |3,135 |3,548 |6,683 Nottinghamshire |8,719 |12,986 |21,705 South Yorkshire |6,557 |10,912 |17,469 Staffordshire |3,565 |6,305 |9,870 Suffolk |1,332 |2,567 |3,899 Surrey |2,654 |2,814 |5,468 Sussex |6,108 |5,385 |11,493 Thames Valley |7,198 |9,289 |16,487 Warwickshire |1,730 |2,813 |4,543 West Mercia |3,433 |6,005 |9,438 West Midlands |27,703 |29,655 |57,358 West Yorkshire |19,371 |20,588 |39,959 Wiltshire |1,656 |2,623 |4,279 Dyfed-Powys |623 |1,505 |2,128 Gwent |1,696 |2,521 |4,217 North Wales |3,057 |3,956 |7,013 South Wales |9,688 |13,067 |22,755 |------- |------- |------- Total |349,692 |368,689 |718,381
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1982 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |6,734 |7,304 |14,038 Bedfordshire |2,583 |3,940 |6,523 Cambridgeshire |2,681 |4,048 |6,729 Cheshire |5,106 |5,668 |10,774 Cleveland |5,489 |5,904 |11,393 Cumbria |2,193 |3,286 |5,479 Derbyshire |4,648 |6,235 |10,883 Devon and Cornwall |4,747 |6,932 |11,679 Dorset |2,708 |3,122 |5,830 Durham |3,934 |5,946 |9,880 Essex |4,869 |8,875 |13,744 Gloucestershire |2,184 |3,055 |5,239 Greater Manchester |39,903 |26,062 |65,965 Hampshire |9,254 |9,845 |19,099 Hertfordshire |2,548 |3,991 |6,539 Humberside |6,823 |9,768 |16,591 Kent |7,773 |7,176 |14,949 Lancashire |9,087 |10,088 |19,175 Leicestershire |4,348 |6,237 |10,585 Lincolnshire |1,728 |3,233 |4,961 City of London |93 |990 |1,083 Merseyside |27,188 |20,201 |47,389 Metropolitan Police District 99,049 59,193 158,242 Norfolk |2,822 |5,250 |8,072 Northamptonshire |3,046 |4,305 |7,351 Northumbria |22,806 |20,468 |43,274 North Yorkshire |3,356 |4,204 |7,560 Nottinghamshire |7,793 |11,096 |18,889 South Yorkshire |7,744 |11,831 |19,575 Staffordshire |4,304 |7,229 |11,533 Suffolk |1,305 |2,654 |3,959 Surrey |3,118 |3,219 |6,337 Sussex |6,654 |6,541 |13,195 Thames Valley |8,445 |10,301 |18,746 Warwickshire |1,925 |3,242 |5,167 West Mercia |3,744 |6,841 |10,585 West Midlands |33,780 |32,240 |66,020 West Yorkshire |22,591 |22,532 |45,123 Wiltshire |1,790 |2,797 |4,587 Dyfed-Powys |662 |1,545 |2,207 Gwent |2,036 |2,999 |5,035 North Wales |3,391 |4,004 |7,395 South Wales |10,106 |13,904 |24,010 |------- |------- |------- Total |407,088 |398,301 |805,389
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1983 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |7,561 |7,205 |14,766 Bedfordshire |2,788 |4,159 |6,947 Cambridgeshire |2,592 |3,691 |6,283 Cheshire |5,338 |6,086 |11,424 Cleveland |5,804 |5,537 |11,341 Cumbria |2,326 |3,364 |5,690 Derbyshire |4,449 |5,745 |10,194 Devon and Cornwall |5,400 |6,506 |11,906 Dorset |2,762 |2,627 |5,389 Durham |4,685 |5,483 |10,168 Essex |5,261 |8,733 |13,994 Gloucestershire |2,246 |2,911 |5,157 Greater Manchester |47,385 |25,063 |72,448 Hampshire |8,996 |9,458 |18,454 Hertfordshire |2,463 |3,040 |5,503 Humberside |7,454 |9,613 |17,067 Kent |8,021 |6,135 |14,156 Lancashire |8,968 |8,973 |17,941 Leicestershire |4,490 |5,465 |9,955 Lincolnshire |2,007 |3,218 |5,225 City of London |65 |1,095 |1,160 Merseyside |31,454 |17,635 |49,089 Metropolitan Police District 98,927 53,268 152,195 Norfolk |3,131 |4,878 |8,009 Northamptonshire |3,092 |4,098 |7,190 Northumbria |22,148 |21,968 |44,116 North Yorkshire |3,439 |4,038 |7,477 Nottinghamshire |7,787 |10,635 |18,422 South Yorkshire |9,015 |12,163 |21,178 Staffordshire |5,177 |7,624 |12,801 Suffolk |1,601 |2,992 |4,593 Surrey |3,116 |3,070 |6,186 Sussex |7,795 |6,060 |13,855 Thames Valley |8,901 |9,447 |18,348 Warwickshire |2,297 |3,220 |5,517 West Mercia |4,076 |5,897 |9,973 West Midlands |37,266 |30,401 |67,667 West Yorkshire |22,533 |19,445 |41,978 Wiltshire |1,783 |2,583 |4,366 Dyfed-Powys |709 |1,521 |2,230 Gwent |1,990 |2,858 |4,848 North Wales |3,754 |4,216 |7,970 South Wales |10,987 |14,178 |25,165 |------- |------- |------- Total |432,039 |376,302 |808,341
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1984 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |8,282 |8,463 |16,745 Bedfordshire |3,706 |4,256 |7,962 Cambridgeshire |2,511 |3,635 |6,146 Cheshire |6,029 |6,658 |12,687 Cleveland |7,114 |6,919 |14,033 Cumbria |2,627 |3,796 |6,423 Derbyshire |4,399 |6,013 |10,412 Devon and Cornwall |5,723 |7,504 |13,227 Dorset |2,742 |2,738 |5,480 Durham |4,992 |6,425 |11,417 Essex |5,366 |8,331 |13,697 Gloucestershire |2,364 |3,362 |5,726 Greater Manchester |54,252 |28,812 |83,064 Hampshire |8,815 |9,850 |18,665 Hertfordshire |2,933 |3,609 |6,542 Humberside |6,747 |10,624 |17,371 Kent |8,973 |6,714 |15,687 Lancashire |9,822 |9,384 |19,206 Leicestershire |5,099 |5,769 |10,868 Lincolnshire |2,004 |3,860 |5,864 City of London |32 |913 |945 Merseyside |35,293 |18,246 |53,539 Metropolitan Police District 109,672 57,980 167,652 Norfolk |2,294 |4,892 |7,816 Northamptonshire |3,493 |4,328 |7,821 Northumbria |24,229 |26,671 |50,900 North Yorkshire |3,971 |4,513 |8,484 Nottinghamshire |7,611 |11,227 |18,838 South Yorkshire |10,476 |14,794 |25,270 Staffordshire |5,783 |7,672 |13,455 Suffolk |1,619 |3,030 |4,649 Surrey |3,374 |3,248 |6,622 Sussex |8,857 |7,136 |15,993 Thames Valley |9,362 |11,444 |20,806 Warwickshire |2,531 |3,656 |6,187 West Mercia |5,082 |6,111 |11,193 West Midlands |43,643 |33,793 |77,436 West Yorkshire |25,166 |21,267 |46,433 Wiltshire |1,950 |3,232 |5,182 Dyfed-Powys |848 |1,819 |2,667 Gwent |2,161 |2,734 |4,895 North Wales |3,415 |5,198 |8,613 South Wales |10,743 |15,562 |26,305 |------- |------- |------- Total |476,735 |416,188 |892,923
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1985 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |8,970 |8,765 |17,735 Bedfordshire |3,878 |4,013 |7,891 Cambridgeshire |2,326 |3,666 |5,992 Cheshire |6,147 |6,291 |12,438 Cleveland |6,734 |6,348 |13,082 Cumbria |2,869 |3,702 |6,571 Derbyshire |4,132 |5,338 |9,470 Devon and Cornwall |5,814 |7,536 |13,350 Dorset |2,847 |2,733 |5,580 Durham |4,723 |5,862 |10,585 Essex |5,067 |8,474 |13,541 Gloucestershire |2,903 |3,850 |6,753 Greater Manchester |51,958 |28,572 |80,530 Hampshire |8,820 |9,744 |18,564 Hertfordshire |2,888 |3,063 |5,951 Humberside |7,488 |11,836 |19,324 Kent |9,216 |6,798 |16,014 Lancashire |10,312 |8,467 |18,779 Leicestershire |4,558 |5,476 |10,034 Lincolnshire |2,399 |3,915 |6,314 City of London |35 |935 |970 Merseyside |35,669 |18,800 |54,469 Metropolitan Police District 97,242 56,855 154,097 Norfolk |3,209 |5,081 |8,290 Northamptonshire |3,562 |4,029 |7,591 Northumbria |24,630 |26,546 |51,176 North Yorkshire |4,697 |4,350 |9,047 Nottinghamshire |7,001 |10,387 |17,388 South Yorkshire |9,057 |12,375 |21,432 Staffordshire |5,516 |7,737 |13,253 Suffolk |2,069 |3,382 |5,451 Surrey |3,164 |3,223 |6,387 Sussex |8,720 |7,105 |15,825 Thames Valley |9,070 |11,153 |20,223 Warwickshire |2,608 |3,533 |6,141 West Mercia |4,428 |5,644 |10,072 West Midlands |39,889 |33,158 |73,047 West Yorkshire |25,733 |20,036 |45,769 Wiltshire |2,135 |3,192 |5,327 Dyfed-Powys |951 |1,792 |2,743 Gwent |1,973 |2,914 |4,887 North Wales |3,790 |5,294 |9,084 South Wales |9,993 |15,537 |25,530 |------- |------- |------- Total |459,190 |407,507 |866,697
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1986 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |10,912 |9,831 |20,743 Bedfordshire |4,382 |4,349 |8,731 Cambridgeshire |2,499 |3,650 |6,149 Cheshire |6,095 |6,134 |12,229 Cleveland |8,067 |7,022 |15,089 Cumbria |4,024 |4,038 |8,062 Derbyshire |4,375 |5,540 |9,915 Devon and Cornwall |6,521 |8,668 |15,189 Dorset |3,531 |2,873 |6,404 Durham |5,921 |5,768 |11,689 Essex |6,079 |9,468 |15,547 Gloucestershire |3,328 |4,397 |7,725 Greater Manchester |60,738 |31,486 |92,224 Hampshire |9,241 |10,852 |20,093 Hertfordshire |3,247 |3,470 |6,717 Humberside |8,925 |14,009 |22,934 Kent |8,166 |6,610 |14,776 Lancashire |11,957 |8,855 |20,812 Leicestershire |4,881 |5,441 |10,322 Lincolnshire |3,174 |4,109 |7,283 City of London |55 |872 |927 Merseyside |37,375 |19,496 |56,871 Metropolitan Police District 102,781 54,063 156,844 Norfolk |3,477 |6,115 |9,592 Northamptonshire |3,441 |4,448 |7,889 Northumbria |25,880 |26,126 |52,006 North Yorkshire |4,908 |4,908 |9,816 Nottinghamshire |7,792 |9,596 |17,388 South Yorkshire |11,125 |12,446 |23,571 Staffordshire |6,250 |8,639 |14,889 Suffolk |2,107 |4,216 |6,323 Surrey |3,489 |3,474 |6,963 Sussex |8,736 |7,628 |16,364 Thames Valley |10,776 |12,435 |23,211 Warwickshire |2,866 |3,172 |6,038 West Mercia |5,399 |5,513 |10,912 West Midlands |45,676 |36,090 |81,766 West Yorkshire |26,862 |19,246 |46,108 Wiltshire |2,734 |3,502 |6,236 Dyfed-Powys |1,036 |2,100 |3,136 Gwent |2,074 |2,748 |4,822 North Wales |4,689 |5,513 |10,202 South Wales |10,417 |16,696 |27,113 |------- |------- |------- Total |506,008 |425,612 |931,620
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1987 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |10,268 |10,274 |20,542 Bedfordshire |3,824 |4,269 |8,093 Cambridgeshire |2,730 |3,566 |6,296 Cheshire |6,710 |6,336 |13,046 Cleveland |9,019 |7,191 |16,210 Cumbria |3,496 |3,696 |7,192 Derbyshire |4,462 |5,412 |9,874 Devon and Cornwall |6,883 |8,917 |15,800 Dorset |3,826 |2,881 |6,707 Durham |5,322 |5,598 |10,920 Essex |5,736 |9,424 |15,160 Gloucestershire |3,769 |5,106 |8,875 Greater Manchester |54,323 |30,094 |84,417 Hampshire |8,903 |10,785 |19,688 Hertfordshire |3,105 |3,408 |6,513 Humberside |9,470 |14,338 |23,808 Kent |7,925 |6,303 |14,228 Lancashire |11,555 |8,940 |20,495 Leicestershire |5,524 |5,715 |11,239 Lincolnshire |2,966 |4,318 |7,284 City of London |63 |991 |1,054 Merseyside |34,087 |17,880 |51,967 Metropolitan Police District 97,763 52,123 149,886 Norfolk |3,707 |6,211 |9,918 Northamptonshire |3,460 |3,841 |7,301 Northumbria |25,186 |25,258 |50,444 North Yorkshire |4,811 |4,929 |9,740 Nottinghamshire |7,801 |10,038 |17,839 South Yorkshire |11,712 |13,042 |24,754 Staffordshire |6,520 |8,395 |14,915 Suffolk |2,119 |3,723 |5,842 Surrey |3,571 |3,019 |6,590 Sussex |8,059 |7,383 |15,442 Thames Valley |10,747 |11,440 |22,187 Warwickshire |2,586 |3,395 |5,981 West Mercia |4,784 |5,406 |10,190 West Midlands |39,224 |33,838 |73,062 West Yorkshire |26,355 |20,322 |46,677 Wiltshire |2,434 |3,300 |5,734 Dyfed-Powys |945 |1,997 |2,942 Gwent |2,195 |2,609 |4,804 North Wales |4,411 |5,544 |9,955 South Wales |10,645 |15,848 |26,493 |------- |------- |------- Total |483,001 |417,103 |900,104
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1988 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |9,050 |9,124 |18,174 Bedfordshire |3,890 |3,962 |7,852 Cambridgeshire |2,505 |3,799 |6,304 Cheshire |6,110 |5,466 |11,576 Cleveland |8,402 |5,930 |14,332 Cumbria |2,800 |3,626 |6,426 Derbyshire |3,768 |4,982 |8,750 Devon and Cornwall |6,640 |8,564 |15,204 Dorset |3,124 |2,245 |5,369 Durham |4,697 |4,939 |9,636 Essex |5,261 |8,363 |13,624 Gloucestershire |3,512 |4,659 |8,171 Greater Manchester |48,809 |26,956 |75,765 Hampshire |7,921 |9,664 |17,585 Hertfordshire |3,077 |3,102 |6,179 Humberside |7,439 |13,733 |21,172 Kent |7,705 |5,870 |13,575 Lancashire |9,890 |8,492 |18,382 Leicestershire |5,335 |5,265 |10,600 Lincolnshire |2,822 |3,398 |6,220 City of London |34 |810 |844 Merseyside |28,477 |14,146 |42,623 Metropolitan Police District 93,650 49,227 142,877 Norfolk |3,650 |5,958 |9,608 Northamptonshire |2,900 |3,403 |6,303 Northumbria |23,257 |22,795 |46,052 North Yorkshire |4,011 |4,286 |8,297 Nottinghamshire |7,519 |8,570 |16,089 South Yorkshire |10,213 |11,518 |21,731 Staffordshire |6,337 |7,894 |14,231 Suffolk |2,209 |3,848 |6,057 Surrey |3,703 |3,222 |6,925 Sussex |7,695 |7,267 |14,962 Thames Valley |9,720 |9,629 |19,349 Warwickshire |2,233 |2,864 |5,097 West Mercia |3,968 |4,840 |8,808 West Midlands |34,790 |27,644 |62,434 West Yorkshire |24,166 |19,841 |44,007 Wiltshire |2,293 |2,930 |5,223 Dyfed-Powys |897 |2,317 |3,214 Gwent |1,809 |2,361 |4,170 North Wales |4,080 |4,757 |8,837 South Wales |10,652 |14,506 |25,158 |------- |------- |------- Total |441,020 |376,772 |817,792
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1989 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |8,430 |9,142 |17,572 Bedfordshire |3,632 |3,978 |7,610 Cambridgeshire |2,925 |3,776 |6,701 Cheshire |5,351 |5,150 |10,501 Cleveland |8,634 |5,761 |14,395 Cumbria |2,770 |3,690 |6,460 Derbyshire |4,080 |5,310 |9,390 Devon and Cornwall |7,256 |8,575 |15,831 Dorset |3,525 |2,444 |5,969 Durham |4,345 |5,385 |9,730 Essex |6,152 |9,076 |15,228 Gloucestershire |3,288 |4,927 |8,215 Greater Manchester |45,138 |28,300 |73,438 Hampshire |9,280 |10,298 |19,578 Hertfordshire |3,233 |3,127 |6,360 Humberside |8,366 |13,745 |22,111 Kent |8,181 |6,239 |14,420 Lancashire |9,275 |7,742 |17,017 Leicestershire |5,626 |5,926 |11,552 Lincolnshire |2,959 |3,849 |6,808 City of London |39 |872 |911 Merseyside |23,833 |13,038 |36,871 Metropolitan Police District 97,608 51,293 148,901 Norfolk |4,064 |6,391 |10,455 Northamptonshire |2,859 |3,533 |6,392 Northumbria |24,955 |24,630 |49,585 North Yorkshire |3,831 |4,240 |8,071 Nottinghamshire |8,080 |10,187 |18,267 South Yorkshire |10,132 |12,382 |22,514 Staffordshire |5,430 |7,976 |13,406 Suffolk |2,185 |3,837 |6,022 Surrey |3,825 |3,368 |7,193 Sussex |8,191 |7,847 |16,038 Thames Valley |10,165 |10,115 |20,280 Warwickshire |2,158 |3,314 |5,472 West Mercia |4,032 |5,534 |9,566 West Midlands |31,124 |26,999 |58,123 West Yorkshire |24,207 |20,456 |44,663 Wiltshire |2,345 |2,956 |5,301 Dyfed-Powys |946 |1,775 |2,721 Gwent |1,586 |2,252 |3,838 North Wales |3,213 |4,174 |7,387 South Wales |10,466 |14,601 |25,067 |------- |------- |------- Total |437,720 |388,210 |825,930
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1990 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |12,072 |14,316 |26,388 Bedfordshire |5,559 |5,250 |10,809 Cambridgeshire |3,552 |4,809 |8,361 Cheshire |6,849 |6,706 |13,555 Cleveland |10,434 |6,125 |16,559 Cumbria |3,427 |4,283 |7,710 Derbyshire |4,886 |7,641 |12,527 Devon and Cornwall |10,340 |11,418 |21,758 Dorset |4,371 |3,254 |7,625 Durham |5,516 |5,796 |11,312 Essex |8,004 |11,839 |19,843 Gloucestershire |4,041 |5,537 |9,578 Greater Manchester |53,725 |34,130 |87,855 Hampshire |11,998 |13,533 |25,531 Hertfordshire |4,173 |4,487 |8,660 Humberside |10,937 |16,424 |27,361 Kent |11,146 |8,530 |19,676 Lancashire |11,709 |9,926 |21,635 Leicestershire |7,645 |8,412 |16,057 Lincolnshire |3,943 |4,294 |8,237 City of London |34 |949 |983 Merseyside |21,617 |12,205 |33,822 Metropolitan Police District 115,119 58,128 173,247 Norfolk |4,983 |7,541 |12,524 Northamptonshire |4,428 |4,675 |9,103 Northumbria |27,092 |27,654 |54,746 North Yorkshire |4,004 |5,512 |9,516 Nottinghamshire |10,385 |13,816 |24,201 South Yorkshire |12,126 |14,981 |27,107 Staffordshire |7,639 |11,089 |18,728 Suffolk |2,555 |4,609 |7,164 Surrey |5,171 |4,687 |9,858 Sussex |11,562 |10,646 |22,208 Thames Valley |15,191 |11,939 |27,130 Warwickshire |2,525 |4,619 |7,144 West Mercia |4,383 |6,141 |10,524 West Midlands |35,613 |32,605 |68,218 West Yorkshire |30,348 |27,901 |58,249 Wiltshire |2,770 |3,417 |6,187 Dyfed-Powys |1,177 |2,242 |3,419 Gwent |2,074 |3,161 |5,235 North Wales |3,247 |5,095 |8,342 South Wales |10,791 |17,330 |28,121 |------- |------- |------- Total |529,161 |477,652 |1,006,813
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1991 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |15,795 |18,166 |33,961 Bedfordshire |6,057 |6,816 |12,873 Cambridgeshire |4,828 |7,069 |11,897 Cheshire |8,317 |8,220 |16,537 Cleveland |10,190 |7,088 |17,278 Cumbria |4,426 |6,400 |10,826 Derbyshire |7,116 |11,384 |18,500 Devon and Cornwall |11,345 |14,363 |25,708 Dorset |4,862 |4,425 |9,287 Durham |6,464 |7,101 |13,565 Essex |9,807 |15,173 |24,980 Gloucestershire |5,387 |7,214 |12,601 Greater Manchester |59,605 |38,110 |97,715 Hampshire |14,062 |17,941 |32,003 Hertfordshire |4,935 |5,955 |10,890 Humberside |12,882 |20,067 |32,949 Kent |15,836 |10,699 |26,535 Lancashire |13,971 |11,074 |25,045 Leicestershire |11,513 |10,013 |21,526 Lincolnshire |4,251 |4,740 |8,991 City of London |73 |997 |1,070 Merseyside |21,473 |12,136 |33,609 Metropolitan Police District 126,861 64,621 191,482 Norfolk |6,023 |9,313 |15,336 Northamptonshire |5,742 |6,406 |12,148 Northumbria |31,413 |34,688 |66,101 North Yorkshire |4,975 |7,363 |12,338 Nottinghamshire |14,092 |16,476 |30,568 South Yorkshire |15,085 |20,176 |35,261 Staffordshire |9,846 |13,677 |23,523 Suffolk |2,859 |4,779 |7,638 Surrey |5,157 |6,280 |11,437 Sussex |13,427 |13,047 |26,474 Thames Valley |17,545 |16,520 |34,065 Warwickshire |3,228 |7,062 |10,290 West Mercia |6,208 |8,387 |14,595 West Midlands |41,624 |42,460 |84,084 West Yorkshire |41,857 |36,769 |78,626 Wiltshire |3,564 |4,594 |8,158 Dyfed-Powys |1,528 |3,168 |4,696 Gwent |3,227 |4,250 |7,477 North Wales |3,876 |6,308 |10,184 South Wales |13,614 |23,023 |36,637 |------- |------- |------- Total |624,946 |594,518 |1,219,464
Notifiable offences of burglary by police force area England and Wales 1992 Police force area |Burglary in a |Other burglary |Total burglary |dwelling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avon and Somerset |16,267 |17,412 |33,679 Bedfordshire |6,496 |7,614 |14,110 Cambridgeshire |5,409 |7,716 |13,125 Cheshire |8,991 |10,010 |19,001 Cleveland |12,334 |7,423 |19,757 Cumbria |4,745 |6,818 |11,563 Derbyshire |7,454 |12,798 |20,252 Devon and Cornwall |12,114 |14,808 |26,922 Dorset |5,136 |4,495 |9,631 Durham |6,660 |6,802 |13,462 Essex |10,158 |16,252 |26,410 Gloucestershire |6,266 |8,166 |14,432 Greater Manchester |61,582 |39,138 |100,720 Hampshire |14,270 |18,693 |32,963 Hertfordshire |5,174 |6,374 |11,548 Humberside |13,111 |21,427 |34,538 Kent |17,358 |11,768 |29,126 Lancashire |15,381 |10,882 |26,263 Leicestershire |11,920 |10,342 |22,262 Lincolnshire |4,988 |5,162 |10,150 City of London |57 |943 |1,000 Merseyside |21,831 |11,911 |33,742 Metropolitan Police District 130,095 64,243 194,338 Norfolk |6,018 |10,207 |16,225 Northamptonshire |5,600 |6,801 |12,401 Northumbria |32,515 |35,870 |68,385 North Yorkshire |5,738 |8,066 |13,804 Nottinghamshire |15,857 |17,264 |33,121 South Yorkshire |15,815 |22,261 |38,076 Staffordshire |11,067 |14,251 |25,318 Suffolk |3,344 |5,059 |8,403 Surrey |5,188 |6,333 |11,521 Sussex |13,869 |13,471 |27,340 Thames Valley |18,507 |17,667 |36,174 Warwickshire |4,023 |7,933 |11,956 West Mercia |7,265 |8,837 |16,102 West Midlands |46,434 |45,960 |92,394 West Yorkshire |47,444 |37,664 |85,108 Wiltshire |3,933 |4,662 |8,595 Dyfed-Powys |1,604 |3,395 |4,999 Gwent |3,836 |4,310 |8,146 North Wales |4,733 |7,360 |12,093 South Wales |13,601 |23,953 |37,554 |------- |------- |------- Total |664,188 |622,521 |1,286,709
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was (a) the total number of offences against businesses committed in England and Wales in 1991 and (b) the total loss incurred by businesses as a result of those offences.
Mr. Jack : The information is not collected centrally.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he intends to take to ensure that all an individual's assets and income are taken into account by the court in assessing the level of unit fine under the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Mr. Jack : The Criminal Justice Act 1991 already requires magistrates courts to take the whole of an individual's income, including income from assets, into account in assessing an offender's weekly disposable income for the purpose of determining the value of a unit
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in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of the Act, as well as such other information relating to an offender's means as appears to the court to be relevant. A specific exception is made for child benefit.Under section 20 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, a court may order a convicted person to provide the court with a statement of means. Failure to do so is an offence punishable by a fine of up to £1,000. Provision of false information or omission of any material fact is an offence punishable by a fine of up to £2,500.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances police forces may charge health authorities or trusts to escort prisoners in custody on remand but who are, during their custody, in the care of health authorities or trusts ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The escorting of such patients is the responsibility of the health authority or trust concerned. Existing guidance makes it clear that they are free to seek police assistance with escorting if the circumstances appear to require this. Section 15 of the Police Act 1964 gives police authorities power to make charges for services which go beyond normal policing activity. We are currently reviewing guidance on this subject.
Mrs. Jane Kennedy : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has as to what proportion of pools clients prefer to use lucky numbers rather than skill in making their bets on pools coupons.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : No estimate has been made of the proportion of football pools clients who employ "lucky" numbers when making their selection on pools coupons. The fact remains, however, that the law requires the pools to take the form of a forecasting competition, in which there is an opportunity for clients who wish to do so to exercise skill and judgment in making their forecasts.
Mrs. Bridget Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the average length of time that women have been held on remand in prisons in England and Wales since 1985.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The latest information is given in the table.
Average time spent in custody by female untried and convicted unsentenced prisoners in Prison Service establishments, 1985-91. Year Average Number of Days in Custody |Untried |Convicted |Prisoners<1><3>|Unsentenced |Prisoners<2><3> ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1985 |41 |26 1986 |44 |24 1987 |45 |25 1988 |51 |27 1989 |44 |32 1990 |40 |26 <4>1991 |40 |32 <1>Time spent in Prison Service establishments before conviction. <2>Time spent in Prison Service establishments after conviction. <3>Averages are subject to wide variation because of the small populations on which they are based. <4>Data for 1991 is provisional.
These figures are published annually in "Prison Statistics, England and Wales", chapter 2, table 2.1, of the volume for 1990, Cm 1800.
Mrs. Bridget Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women are currently being held on remand in prisons (a) in England and Wales and (b) in London.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The table shows how many unsentenced females were in prison service establishments on 19 January. Of these Holloway prison is the only establishment in London.
Establishment |Number ------------------------------------------ Holloway |200 Low Newton |13 New Hall |32 Pucklechurch |28 Risley |63 |------- Total |336
The numbers shown cover all females, both adults and young persons, remanded in custody by magistrates courts, committed for trial to the Crown court and convicted but not sentenced.
Mrs. Bridget Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of women held on remand in prisons in England and Wales since 1985 have been acquitted of the charges for which they were held in detention.
Mr. Jack : It is estimated that about 17 per cent. of females held in custody on remand since 1985 have subsequently been acquitted.
Mr. Ainger : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been kept overnight in police custody following being charged, before being released on unopposed conditional magistrates bail the following day in each of the Welsh police authority areas in 1991-92.
Mr. Jack : This information is not held centrally and could be compiled by the individual police forces only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Jonathan Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to publish his proposals for dealing with the public order issues raised by the activities of new age travellers.
Mr. Charles Wardle : My right hon. and learned Friend hopes to make an announcement shortly.
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are being taken to reduce the level of violent assaults against police officers.
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Mr. Charles Wardle : The Home Office police scientific development branch undertakes a full programme of evaluation of new equipment and improvements to existing equipment. Recent work includes an examination of stab-resistant clothing. In order that their work might be better informed, my right hon. and learned Friend has commissioned an investigation into the circumstances in which police officers are assaulted.
Mr. Raynsford : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis indicating how many police officers have been withdrawn from service in the London borough of Greenwich in each of the last two years in order to increase the police presence in the central London area in response to the threat of terrorist activities.
Mr. Charles Wardle : It is not our practice to disclose details of resources devoted to combating terrorism.
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are being taken to ensure recruits into the police force are of the highest quality.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The responsibilty for making appointments to the police service lies solely with the chief officer of the police force concerned. All applicants are required to sit the police initial recruitment test, which was revised in 1991 and which is designed to test the precise abilities and attributes which are necessary for a successful career in the service.
The accelerated promotion scheme for graduates, which offers places to young officers who are looking to rise rapidly to the higher ranks in the service, is also highly selective, with high standards.
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to make representations to the European Community to enable exemptions to be granted to charities from the provisions of the current European Community directive on processing of personal data.
Mr. Jack : The Government are seeking, in discussion with their European Community partners, to ensure that the directive makes proper allowance for the needs of charities and other data users, and does not go beyond the 1981 Council of Europe convention on data processing on which the Data Protection Act 1984 is based.
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has regarding the quantities of fissile material stocks held by (a) each of the other four acknowledged nuclear weapons states, (b) Israel and (c) India.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : This information is not available.
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Mr. Alton : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many outstanding claims for compensation from victims of Nazi persecution are known to his Department.
Mr. Garel-Jones : No claim remains outstanding. There was a scheme between 1964-66, when a British tribunal disbursed £1 million to compensate victims of Nazi persecution held at concentration camps during the second world war. All cases were settled and the scheme closed in 1966. It is not now possible to reconsider cases nor to consider new claims.
Mr. Alton : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the claims for compensation by Mr. Ted Roberts and Mr. Arthur Thomas, held by the Nazis at Drancy.
Mr. Garel-Jones : Between 1964 and 1966, a British tribunal disbursed £1 million in a scheme to compensate the victims of Nazi persecution held at concentration camps. The funds were fully disbursed and the scheme closed in 1966. Mr. Roberts's claim failed to meet the criteria and was turned down in 1964. Mr. Thomas made his claim known to the Department only recently. It is not now possible to admit new claims or to reconsider cases settled by the tribunal.
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the development of an international plutonium store to enhance non- proliferation.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We give careful consideration to any proposal which may contribute to international efforts to prevent proliferation.
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the nuclear proliferation implications of the planned stockpiling of military usable plutonium by Japan over the next decade.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : Japan, as a non-nuclear weapon state party to the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, has undertaken a formal binding commitment not to develop nuclear weapons and has concluded a fullscope safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. We are satisfied that plutonium held by Japan will be covered by such safeguards, but we understand that it is Japan's intention to avoid the accumulation of stockpiles.
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received about security arrangements at the GCHQ base in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset.
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he has
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taken to assure himself of the efficiency and effectiveness of the security arrangements at the GCHQ base in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset.Mr. Douglas Hogg : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is satisfied that the security arrangements in place at the composite signals organisation station at Culmhead meet prescribed national standards for the protection of classified material.
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has of breaches of sanctions against Serbia by companies based in member states of the Community other than Greece.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : The United Nations sanctions committee in New York has not confirmed any sanctions breach by a company based in a member state of the Community other than Greece.
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he now expects a decision to be taken by the United Kingdom post in Islamabad on the entry clearance application by Mr. Mohd Iftikhar--ref. TH/20617/92--to join his wife in the United Kingdom ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : In the absence of any information about this case, I have asked the high commission in Islamabad for a full report. I shall arrange for the hon. Member to receive a substantive reply from the migration and visa correspondence unit of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as soon as possible.
Mr. Hicks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice his Department is currently giving to United Kingdom subjects working and living in Kuwait ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The current Foreign and Commonwealth Office consular travel advice for Kuwait is :
"In view of heightened tension in the area, British nationals visiting Kuwait should exercise caution. In particular they are strongly advised not to travel anywhere near the border with Iraq. It would be easy and very dangerous to cross inadvertently. Anyone who has to travel north of the Mutla Ridge should consult HM Consul, British Embasy, Kuwait City (Tel. 240 3334 6 or 240 3324 7) in advance.
British nationals travelling anywhere outside Kuwait City should take care, and let someone know where they are going. There are dangers from unexploded ordnance. Even where officially cleared, beaches and picnic spots should be avoided because of mines. Visitors are advised to register with the Embassy on arrival."
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the resumption of negotiations towards a comprehensive test ban treaty is now considered to be in the United Kingdom's security interests ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Garel-Jones : We have long made plain our support for the ultimate goal of a comprehensive test ban, but we have also emphasised our belief that this can be approached only on a step-by- step basis. In particular, we have drawn attention to the problems of verification, and have been actively involved in discussing these issues in the conference on disarmament, in Geneva.Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which United Nations Security Council resolutions specifically authorised each of the allied coalition military attacks on Iraq in the current year, pursuant to chapter VII of the United Nations charter.
Mr. Hogg : The Security Council determined in its statements of 8 and 11 January that Iraq was in material breach of resolution 687 and its related resolutions, and warned Iraq that serious consequences would ensue from continued failure to comply with its obligations. Resolution 687 lays down the terms for the formal ceasefire between the coalition states and Iraq at the end of the hostilities mandated by the Security Council in resolution 678. These terms are binding in themselves but have also been specifically accepted by Iraq as a condition for the formal ceasefire to come into effect. In the light of Iraq's continued breaches of Security Council resolution 687 and thus of the ceasefire terms, and the repeated warnings given by the Security Council and members of the coalition, their forces were entitled to take necessary and proportionate action in order to ensure Iraqi compliance with those terms.
The purpose of the no-fly zones in Northern and Southern Iraq is to monitor compliance by Iraq with United Nations Security Council resolution 688 in areas in which there are circumstances of extreme humanitarian need. Iraq has been warned frequently not to interfere with allied aircraft in the zones. Such aircraft have the inherent right of self-defence against Iraqi threats to their safety. Attacks against Iraqi missile systems and associated command and control centres were necessary and proportionate responses in self-defence to
such threats.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the talks between the different factions of southern Somalia ; and if he will list (a) the positive decisions reached and (b) the issues that remain to be resolved.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd [holding answer 19 January 1993] : We have received regular reports on the recent meeting of Somali factions in Addis Ababa. The factions have agreed in principle :
(i) on a cease fire ;
(ii) to hold a National Reconciliation Conference, probably on 15 March in Addis Ababa ;
(iii) on the establishment of an ad hoc committee to continue discussion, in particular over the participation and the agenda for reconciliation conference ;
(iv) on the disarmament of heavy weapons ;
(v) on the encampment of factional militias.
The agreement leaves key issues for discussion by an ad hoc committee. Conference attendance in particular is likely to be contentious. Implementation on the ground of the cease fire, disarmament and emcampment too will be a complex and difficult task.
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Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the representatives who attended the meeting of Somali factions which ended on 13 January ; and what assistance to the peace process was given by (a) the United Nations, (b) the United States of America, (c) the EC and (d) Britain.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd [holding answer 19 January 1993] : The recent meeting of Somali factions in Addis Ababa was arranged by the United Nations. We, the EC, and the United States have consistently supported the United Nations peace initiative in Somalia. The following representatives of Somali factions attend the meeting. 1. Somali Africans Muki Organisation (SAMO)
Mr. Mohamed Ramadan Arbow, Chairman
2. Somali Democratic Alliance (SDA)
Mr. Mohamed Farah Abudllahi, Chairman
3. Somali Democratic Movement (SDM)
Mr. Abdi Muse Mayow, Chairman
Colonel Mohamed Nur Aliyou, Chairman
4. Somali National Democratic Union (SNDU)
Mr. Ali Ismael Abdi, Chairman
5. Somali National Front (SNF)
General Omar Hagi Mohamed Hersi, Chairman
6. Somali National Union (SNU)
Dr. Mohamed Ragis Mohamed, Chairman
7. Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM)
General Aden Abdillahi Noor, Chairman
8. Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM)
Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess, Chairman
9. Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF)
General Mohamed Abshir Musse, Chairman
10. Southern Somali National Movement (SSNM)
Colonel Abdi Warsame Isaaq, Chairman
11. United Somali Congress (USC)
General Mohamed Farah Aidid, Chairman
12. United Somali Congress (USC)
Mr. Mohamed Qanyare Afrah, Chairman
13. United Somali Front (USF)
Mr. Abdurahman Dualeh Ali, Chairman
14. United Somali Party (USP)
Mr. Mohamed Abdi Hashi, Chairman
The USC, SPM and the SDM were divided into different factions owing different allegiances.
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