§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents there have been in each of the past 10 years of air weapons having been taken from young people between the ages of 14 and 17 in(a) public places and (b) private places.[120749]
§ Caroline FlintThe information requested is not kept centrally. However, the following table shows the number of people under 17 years of age convicted or cautioned between 1992 and 2001 (the last year for which figures are available) for having an uncovered air weapon in a public place.732W
Convicted or cautioned 1992 448 1993 361 1994 462 1995 396 1996 301 1997 297 1998 284 1999 251 2000 202 2001 146