§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many United States service men have been arrested on drunk and disorderly charges in the United Kingdom since 1979; and how many were brought to court;
(2) how many United States service men have been arrested for drink-driving charges in the United Kingdom from 1979 to the present; how many of them were brought to court; and how many were convicted.
§ Mr. MellorInformation on the nationality of persons arrested or brought to court for these offences is not collected centrally. The available information for England and Wales is published in "Offences of Drunkenness, England and Wales, 1982", Home Office Statistical Bulletin 16/83 and in "Offences Relating to Motor Vehicles, England and Wales, 1982", Home Office Statistical Bulletin 21/83 and supplementary tables.