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Written Answers to Questions

Monday 25 January 1993

HOME DEPARTMENT

Burglary

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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                                                               
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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                          

Offences Against Businesses

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.

Fines

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.

Remand Prisoners (Escorts)

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.

Pools Coupons

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.

Remand Prisons

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.

Police Custody

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.

New Age Travellers

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.

Police Officers (Assaults)

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.

Terrorism (Central London)

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.

Police Recruitment

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.

Data Protection

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.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Fissile Material Stocks

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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Nazi Persecution

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.

Plutonium

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.

Government Communications Headquarters

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. Douglas Hogg : None.

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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.

Serbia

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. Mohd Iftikhar

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.

Kuwait

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."

Nuclear Test Ban

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.

Iraq

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.

Somalia

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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