§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been in each year since 1987 for(a) manufacturing and (b) trading in counterfeit goods. [23996]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information held centrally by my office on the number of convictions under the appropriate legislation is given in the table. It does not distinguish offences involving manufacture or trade nor the type of item involved.
It should also be noted that the information is based on returns made by the police to the Home Office and although these include offences where there has been no police involvement, such as those prosecutions instigated by Government Departments (in this case local authority trading standards offices) and private organisations and individuals, the reporting of these types of offence is known to be incomplete.
Information is given for the years 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996. To supply further data would be at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the value of counterfeit(a) clothing, (b) perfumes and (c) jewellery seized by the police in each year since 1987. [23998]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation relating to the seizure by the police of counterfeit goods is not collated centrally. Neither do the police record information in a form which would enable the information requested to be collated.