§ Mrs Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the cutbacks that have been made in his Department's collection of statistics since May 1979; and whether further cuts are now being proposed.
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§ Mr. WhitelawSince May 1979 statistical collections have been discontinued for landings of European Community nationals, violence in marriage, and drowning accidents. In addition, reductions have been made in some routine returns from prison department establishments, the immigration service, attendance centres, police forces, magistrates' courts and coroners. Some of these savings were recommended by last year's review of Home Office statistics and further cuts are under consideration. A copy of the report of the review has been placed in the Library of the House.