§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all those places where serious disorders have occurred since May 1979, the number of arrests that were made and the number of firearms seized.
§ Mr. MayhewThe term "serious disorders" is not susceptible to precise definition for this purpose and is not employed to categorise information held centrally.
§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were prosecuted for offences arising out of the riots in Bristol last year; how many were convicted; how many were acquitted; and what was the maximum penalty imposed on any of the convicted persons.
§ Mr. Mayhew88 people were prosecuted, of whom 72 were convicted and 12 acquitted. In four cases, the jury 389W failed to agree a verdict. The maximum custodial penalty imposed was 8 months' imprisonment and the maximum fine £500.
§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were prosecuted for offences arising out of the riots in Finsbury Park, London, in April 1981; how many were convicted; how many were acquitted; how many cases remain pending; and what was the maximum penalty imposed on any of the convicted persons.
§ Mr. MayhewBy 8 July, 79 people had been prosecuted, of whom 19 had been convicted, five acquitted and 55 remained to be dealt with by the courts. The maximum penalty imposed was a fine of £65.
§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were prosecuted for offences arising out of the riots in Peckham, London, in June; how many were convicted; how many were acquitted; how many cases remain pending; and what was the maximum penalty imposed on any of the convicted persons.
§ Mr. MayhewBy 8 July, 20 people had been prosecuted, of whom three had been convicted, one acquitted, and 16 remained to be dealt with by the courts. The maximum penalty imposed was an attendance centre order.
§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were prosecuted for offences arising out of the riots in Brixton; how many were convicted; how many were acquitted; how many cases remain pending; and what was the maximum penalty imposed on any of the convicted persons.
§ Mr. MayhewBy 8 July, 354 people had been prosecuted, of whom 92 had been convicted, nine acquitted, and 253 remained to be dealt with by the courts. The maximum custodial penalty imposed was 18 months' imprisonment and the maximum fine was £500.