HC Deb 23 May 1995 vol 260 cc546-9W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations his Department has made to the Department of Trade and Industry concerning the need for legislation to prevent the cloning of mobile telephones. [23467]

Mr. Howard

[holding answer 9 May 1995]: None.

Percentage change in numbers of notifiable offences recorded by police force area and offence group 1993–94
England and Wales Percentage change
Police force area Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences
Greater Manchester -7 -8 -10 -1 -7 -11 -17 +6 -11
Hampshire -4 +7 -25 +4 -10 -4 -24 +7 +11
Hertfordshire -3 +4 +11 -3 -10 -3 -14 +5 -16
Humberside -4 +2 -13 +4 -8 -1 -11 -2 +35
Kent -4 +15 +17 +1 -13 -5 -10 +3 +20
Lancashire -5 +3 +7 +1 -8 -9 +2 +5 +17
Leicestershire -1 +29 +31 +11 +4 -6 -6 +1 +10
Lincolnshire -9 +2 +26 -25 -14 -12 -10 +2 +9
London, City of -6 -47 (0) (-43) -13 -2 -13 +3 (+11)
Merseyside -4 +4 +5 -8 -2 -4 -39 -1 -1
Metropolitan Police -7 +17 +8 +4 -8 -11 -5 -4 +41
Norfolk -13 +7 +1 -14 -23 -13 -9 +2 +32
Northamptonshire -4 -5 +26 +2 -9 -6 -14 +12 +2
Northumbria -5 -3 +5 -1 -9 -7 -4 +4 +2
North Yorkshire +7 +4 -1 +52 +3 +3 -13 +39 -3
Nottinghamshire -4 0 -2 -1 -13 -8 -10 +22 +8
South Yorkshire 0 +4 +4 +13 -2 -3 +24 +7 +28
Staffordshire -5 +6 +6 0 -11 -6 +1 +2 +20
Suffolk -9 +1 +3 +1 -15 -14 -14 +13 +18
Surrey -11 +25 +23 -23 -21 -12 -21 +1 +37
Sussex -4 +5 +8 +8 -9 -3 -10 -3 -2
Thames Valley -7 +18 +11 +24 -5 -8 -18 -9 +20
Warwickshire -6 -3 -13 +4 -12 -5 -21 -1 +21
West Mercia +1 +4 +13 +9 -7 -2 +1 +23 +54
West Midlands -4 -5 -10 +18 -9 -5 -14 +6 +5
West Yorkshire -4 +2 +3 -6 -7 -5 -8 +5 +10
Wiltshire -8 -5 -5 -7 -11 -10 -16 +1 +8
Dyfed Powys -13 +8 -31 (+32) -25 -16 -20 -3 +41
Gwent -4 +6 -14 (-32) -6 -9 +2 +3 +91
North Wales -10 -9 -37 -15 -15 -11 -3 +2 +35
South Wales -5 +2 -8 -13 -2 -1 -14 -17 +30
England and Wales -5 +7 +4 +3 -8 -7 -10 +2 +19

Note:

Figures in brackets are based on totals of less than 100.

Percentage change in numbers of notifiable offences recorded by police force area and offence group 1979–94
England and Wales Percentage change
Police force area Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences
Avon and Somerset +227 +239 +120 +965 +313 +200 +68 +286 +708
Bedfordshire +87 +36 +71 +299 +172 +73 +7 +93 +65
Cambridgeshire +150 +201 +54 (+426) +237 +119 +57 +207 +370
Cheshire +147 +128 +75 (+435) +188 +107 +167 +215 +1,847
Cleveland +135 +69 -12 (+718) +133 +132 -40 +243 +778
Cumbria +118 +188 +82 (+208) +165 +86 +3 +192 +836
Derbyshire +122 +108 +21 (+378) +197 +100 -34 +158 +442
Devon and Cornwall +152 +133 +55 (+343) +296 +113 +42 +175 +1,017
Dorset +139 +196 +93 (+224) +135 +130 +39 +267 +375
Durham +138 +109 +119 (+217) +108 +136 +85 +200 +1,382
Essex +96 +111 +6 +166 +130 +75 +18 +157 +676
Gloucestershire +269 +312 +447 (+867) +427 +220 +243 +229 +1,198
Greater Manchester +100 +93 -13 +985 +133 +63 +6 +238 +330
Hampshire +111 +144 +28 +179 +136 +98 -5 +172 +909
Hertfordshire +41 +65 +14 (+267) +163 +24 -62 +64 +230
Humberside +182 +90 +12 +431 +303 +147 +147 +168 +459
Kent +181 +257 +111 +443 +157 +170 +43 +276 +462
Lancashire +123 +62 -7 +363 +118 +108 +39 +221 +345
Leicestershire +227 +243 +100 (+1,159) +358 +172 +147 +297 +312
Lincolnshire +172 +165 +29 (+358) +242 +134 +58 +261 +1,110
London, City of -23 -25 (+53) (-33) -41 -20 +4 -41 (+82)
Merseyside +26 +102 +62 +134 +6 +13 -10 +123 +270
Metropolitan Police +52 +189 +153 +309 +38 +26 +26 +136 +457
Norfolk +148 +168 +83 (+313) +224 +123 +34 +184 +229
Northamptonshire +151 +154 +16 (+260) +226 +112 +21 +270 +365

Percentage change in numbers of notifiable offences recorded by police force area and offence group 1979–94
England and Wales Percentage change
Police force area Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences
Northumbria +105 +87 +10 +519 +112 +51 +22 +358 +720
North Yorkshire +184 +130 +11 (+367) +250 +162 -16 +281 +685
Nottinghamshire +110 +97 +20 +479 +110 +77 +35 +326 +134
South Yorkshire +179 +70 -6 +548 +307 130 +56 +234 +784
Staffordshire +146 +103 +57 (+486) +234 +114 +35 +194 +45
Suffolk +95 +130 +85 (+219) +173 +67 +13 +162 +159
Surrey +73 +163 +29 (+166) +112 +58 -20 +114 +695
Sussex +120 +74 +18 (+495) +162 +100 -7 +238 +513
Thames Valley +146 +144 +34 +436 +176 +129 +21 +254 +813
Warwickshire +205 +146 +89 (+216) +291 +181 +87 +220 +918
West Mercia +139 +104 +30 (+373) +182 +140 -8 +144 +294
West Midlands +102 +75 0 +580 +127 +69 +75 +180 +420
West Yorkshire +125 +86 +28 +517 +172 +99 +51 +154 +436
Wiltshire +86 +244 +29 (+140) +131 +66 +9 +89 +326
Dyfed Powys +84 +334 +2 (+71) +104 +61 -38 +129 +286
Gwent +87 +143 +6 (+126) +100 +70 -8 +147 +2,055
North Wales +84 +127 +8 (+156) +119 +61 -48 +224 +641
South Wales +120 +153 +17 +152 +109 +106 +24 +207 +806
England and Wales +107 +131 +49 +379 +131 +81 +24 +190 +454

Note:

Figures in brackets are based on totals of less than 100.

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