§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many official engagements the Minister for Sport has undertaken since his appointment(a) in London and (b) outside London. [22669]
§ Mr. BanksSince my appointment as Sports Minister, I have attended 81 official engagements in London, and 23 official engagements outside London.
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The number of racial incidents reported to each force in 1989 and each year since 1994 Forces 19891 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Avon and Somerset 71 159 286 318 310 Bedfordshire 25 60 41 43 77 Cambridgeshire 60 100 75 160 141 Cheshire 0 98 62 27 92 City of London 0 1 6 2 10 Cleveland 55 50 62 112 68 Cumbria 4 17 24 27 37 Derbyshire 20 221 291 192 208 Devon and Cornwall 3 14 44 73 82 Dorset 12 25 37 41 67 Durham 23 32 26 23 24 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 3 23 18 Essex 26 133 127 178 116 Gloucestershire 20 28 37 34 34 Greater Manchester 40 658 637 776 595 Gwent 4 21 22 32 60 Hampshire 2n/k 212 210 279 178 Hertfordshire 49 117 183 234 295 Humberside 52 79 75 58 55 Kent 81 160 173 129 256 Lancashire 93 262 222 320 337 Leicestershire 190 315 366 270 299 Lincolnshire 2 4 2 0 7 Merseyside 123 155 131 130 162 Metropolitan Police 2,697 5,124 5,480 5,011 5,621 Norfolk 22 33 39 41 56 North Wales 1 2 3 5 4 North Yorkshire 6 22 30 37 43 Northamptonshire 72 102 146 214 195 Northumbria 217 405 508 475 488 Nottinghamshire 27 264 259 362 330 South Wales 94 400 517 443 357 South Yorkshire 52 115 156 194 169 Staffordshire 44 117 164 253 225 Suffolk 62 73 73 74 74 Surrey 7 79 39 77 55 Sussex 141 214 247 263 260 Thames Valley 128 166 233 266 233 Of the engagements attended: 45 are speaking engagements at conferences, photocalls and launches of sports centres, 15 are official lunches and dinners, nine are engagements which involve the disabled, 17 are awards ceremonies and 18 are attendance at various sporting occasions.