§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the areas where riots have occurred which he has visited since those riots occurred; what similar areas he proposes to visit; and when the previous occasion was when he paid a visit to these areas.
§ Mr. WhitelawI have recently visited Brixton, Liverpool and Manchester. I have no immediate plans to visit other areas. I previously visited Liverpool on 30 January and Manchester on 22 May.
§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers, (b) ambulance men, (c) firemen and (d) members of the public involved in disturbances have been injured in civil disturbances so far in 1981.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe available information is that 1,157 police officers, 24 firemen and three ambulancemen have been injured in civil disturbances this year.
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set out the following information (a) for each of the 10 most significant riots and (b) cumulatively for all riots, since 1 July, the location, the estimated numbers involved, the predominant race involved, the numbers of police committed, the estimated number of petrol bombs thrown, the number of police injuries, the number of injuries to members of the public, including rioters, the value of damage to property, the estimated value of goods stolen, the number of arrests, the numbers since charged, the numbers who have so far appeared in court, the sentences of imprisonment over one year, between six months and one year, between three and six months, under three months, the numbers sent to detention or borstal, the numbers committed to care, fines over £1,000, fines between £500 and £1,000, fines between £100 and £500, fines between £50 and £100, fines under £50 and the numbers sentenced to penalties, other than fines or custodial sentences.
§ Mr. WhitelawI have already reported, in my statement to the House on 6 July, on the violence on 3 July in Southall, London, and on 4–5 July in Toxteth, Liverpool, and in my speech in the debate on 16 July on civil disturbances generally. The further detailed information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.