§ Sir Michael NeubertTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recent exercises in co-ordinated action against crime by the Metropolitan and county police forces. [29106]
§ Mr. MacleanI would like to congratulate the forces which participated in the co-ordinated operation on 2 May against those involved in burglary; officers from 22 forces across the south of England and Wales searched 1,828 addresses, made over 1,300 arrests and recovered large quantities of stolen property.
I fully support police operations that send a clear message to criminals, and their victims, that effective action is being taken against crime.