§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will arrange to publish statistics showing separate figures for reported thefts of(a) cars and motorcycles, (b) light commercial vehicles and vans and (c) heavy commercial vehicles.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information collected centrally relates to the total number of offences of theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle recorded by the police. It is not possible to identify the type of vehicle stolen and there are no plans to collect such information.