§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his written answer to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North of 10 February, if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to the number of occasions on which he upheld a complaint by a vehicle owner against the towing-away of a vehicle on the ground that it was an unreasonable exercise of this power and as to the recompense made in each case, for the latest 12 month period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the Commissioner that between 1 October 1987 and 30 September 1988, the most recent 12-month period for which complete statistics are available, the charge payable following vehicle removal was waived or refunded in 2,292 cases. Information about the reasons for the waiving or 499W refunding of the charge or about cases where any compensation was paid could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.