HC Deb 08 July 1981 vol 8 c128W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been arrested for offences concerning fire bombs since 3 July.

Mr. Whitelaw

The information is not recorded centrally. I understand, however, from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that there was no such arrest in connection with the disturbance at Southall on 3 July, and from the Chief Constable of Merseyside that by 7 July there had been two such arrests arising from the disturbances in Liverpool between 4 and 6 July.