§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stops and searches were conducted(a) in total and (b) per 1,000 population, and 85W what percentage resulted in an arrest, in each police force area in England and Wales in 2000–01 broken down by ethnic origin of those stopped and searched. [160459]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeSuch information for 2000–01 is not yet available centrally. The latest information available on the ethnic appearance of persons stopped and searched relates to 1999–2000 and was published by the Home Office in "Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System", a copy of which is in the Library.