§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children under the age of 17 years were reported missing in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information is collated by the Metropolitan police and comprises missing persons reported to the Metropolitan police and those notified by provincial forces. It is published in the annual report of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; copies of it are available in the Library.