§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish the ethnic origins of those individuals who have been stopped and searched by the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years;
(2) if he will publish the ethnic origins of those individuals arrested by the Metropolitan Police and held in custody for (a) up to a week, (b) up to a month, (c) up to six months, (d) up to a year and (e) longer, and subsequently either acquitted or the charges not proceeded with in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewWe understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information requested is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the ethnic origins of those who have been arrested but not charged by the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewWe understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that information concerning arrests followed by no further action is not collected centrally in the Metropolitan Police district and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish the ethnic origins of those individuals who have been arrested and charged, but not proceeded with to the point of trial by the Metropolitan Police in each of the past 10 years;
(2) if he will publish the ethnic origins of those individuals who have been acquitted after charges by the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewWe understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information requested is not readily available for any year and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the Metropolitan Police categorises in its statistics those individuals of mixed ethnic origins.
§ Mr. MayhewWe will reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy for the publication of ethnic statistics by the Metropolitan Police.
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§ Mr. MayhewI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to questions by the hon. Members for York (Mr. Lyon) and for Hackney, Central (Mr. Davis) on 15 March.—[Vol. 20, c. 14.]