HC Deb 29 January 1991 vol 184 cc452-3W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Leicestershire on the number of searches of(a) private homes and (b) businesses that have taken place in Leicestershire over the past five years; and how many of these searches were undertaken without a warrant having been obtained.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

There is no requirement under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 for police forces to produce statistics of searches of premises. The hon. Member should contact the chief constable of Leicestershire for the information available.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the number of searches of(a) private homes and (b) businesses that have taken place in England and Wales over the past five years; and how many of those searches were undertaken without a warrant having been obtained.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

This information is not collected centrally.