§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the change in recorded crime rates over the last 10 years(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement. [128543]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation covering recorded crime in all the European Union member states (including the parts of the United Kingdom) for the period 1988 to 1998 was published by the Home Office in the Statistical Bulletin 04/00, "International comparisons of criminal justice statistics 1998", on 22 February 2000. A copy is in the Library.