HC Deb 12 May 1981 vol 4 cc228-9W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were charged as a result of the disturbances at Brixton, Brighton, Scarborough and Southend during the Easter holiday.

Mr. Mayhew

The numbers arrested in Brighton, Scarborough and Southend during disturbances over the Easter holiday period were 80, 92 and 145 respectively. There were no similar disturbances in Brixton during that time.