§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people were arrested by police forces in Scotland in respect of offences committed in(a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last five years; [147522]
(2) how many people were arrested by police forces in (a) England and (b) Wales in respect of offences committed in Scotland in each of the last five years. [147523]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on arrests collected centrally by my Department is based on persons arrested for 'notifiable' offences by police forces in England and Wales only. The information does not identify the location of where an offence was committed.
Information for Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive.