§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish information showing the increases in robberies involving firearms, month by month, between 1980 and 1981, showing each district of the Metropolitan Police and each force separately.
§ Mr. MayhewProvision of all the information requested would involve disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any correlation can be established between the disturbances in July and August 1981 and the incidence of armed robberies in that year.
§ Mr. MayhewI shall reply as soon as possible.