§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 25 March,Official Report, column 406, how many individual records for criminal convictions are held on the police national computer. [23537]
§ Mr. MacleanCriminal record data held on the police national computer comprise 2.8 million records originating before 1981, which consist of name and criminal record office number and which are supported by microfiche records of convictions held by the national identification service, and 2.3 million records originating after 1981 which include details of convictions.