§ Mr. DonohoeTo 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.
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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.
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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.