HC Deb 15 December 1997 vol 303 c10W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions have been recorded under(a) section 4a and (b) section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 in the last year for which figures are available; [20300]

Mr. Michael

In 1996, the number of convictions under sections 4a and 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 were 295 and 14,944 respectively.