HC Deb 07 August 1980 vol 990 c254W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) within the Metropolitan Police district within the last three years, how many stops have been made followed, respectively, by no further action, by arrest and no further action, by arrest, and charge, by arrest and referral to a juvenile bureau, by arrest and caution, by arrest and some other process, by arrest and some other formal police action and by arrest and some other informal police action, which are recorded as relating to subjects whose ethnic appearance may be described as brown, black or negroid;

(2) whether the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or any of his officers has within the last three years prepared any summary of stops followed by no further action or followed by arrest and, respectively, no further action, charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, caution, some other process, some other formal police action, or some other informal police action, which are recorded as relating to subjects whose ethnic appearance may be described as brown, black or negroid.

Mr. Brittan

The information requested is not readily available, and I shall write to the hon. Member.