§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the value of the damage to property arising from the inner-city disturbances of July 1981, by police force area.
§ Mr. WhitelawInformation is not available in the form requested. The amount of claims submitted to local authorities and to the receiver for the Metropolitan Police district for compensation for damage to buildings arid their contents under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 are as follows:
Compensation authority Total amount of claims £ Merseyside County Council 11,000,000 Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District 3,000,000 West Yorkshire County Council 1,700,000 Greater Manchester Council 1,000,000 West Midlands County Council 500,000 Lancashire County Council 153,000 Leicestershire County Council 85,000 Nottinghamshire County Council 60,000 Bedfordshire County Council 60,000 Thames Valley Police Authority 60,000 Hampshire County Council 4,500