HC Deb 12 February 1980 vol 978 cc532-5W
Mr. Tilley

asked the Secretary of state for the Home Department what is the number of persons arrested and proceeded against for being suspected of frequenting

Metropolitan Police District: Fourth Quarter 1979 Number of offences
Ethnic Appearance
District White Skinned European Dark Skinned European Black Skinned (including West Indian/ African) Indian/ Pakistani Chinese/ Japanese Arabian/ Egyptian Not known Total
PERSONS ARRESTED* FOR BEING SUSPECTED OF FREQUENTING A PUBLIC PLACE WITH INTENT TO COMMIT AN ARRESTABLE OFFENCE BY DISTRCT AND ETHNIC APPEARANCE
A … … 7 2 6 1 0 0 0 16
B … … 12 1 23 0 0 1 0 37
C … … 23 7 8 3 1 1 0 43
D … … 12 2 24 1 0 0 0 39
E … … 21 0 19 0 0 0 0 40
F … … 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
G … … 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 13
H … … 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 10
I … … 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
J … … 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 21
K … … 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
L … … 13 0 32 1 0 0 0 46
M … … 15 0 5 0 0 0 0 20
N … … 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 9
P … … 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Q … … 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 13
R … … 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
S … … 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 6
T … … 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
V … … 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 8
W … … 8 1 20 0 0 0 0 29
X … … 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Y … … 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 9
Z … … 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 9
TA … 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MPD … 201 17 184 6 1 3 0 412
* Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 48 persons detained on Merseyside under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act and subsequently convicted of criminal offences, were capable of being charged under other existing legislation.

Mr. Whitelaw: Of the 48 persons detained in Merseyside under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 between 29 November 1974 and 31 December 1976 and subsequently convicted of criminal offences, four persons were charged and convicted of offences under Prevention of a public place with intent to commit an arrestable offence, by Metropolitan Police district and ethnic appearance, for the last quarter of 1979.

Mr. Whitelaw

The information relating to the fourth quarter of 1979 is given in the following table:

Terrorism legislation only; the remaining 44 persons were convicted of offences under other legislation.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act on Merseyside at entry or exit to the port to the latest available date.

Mr. Whitelaw

Of the four persons who were detained and convicted in Merseyside under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 between 29 November 1974 and 31 December 1979, three had been detained on entry or exit at the port of Liverpool.

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