§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown of the total number of pickets arrested from 18 May to 31 May, inclusive, by police force area; and what information he has as to the nature of offences that those arrested have been charged with.
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§ Mr. HurdThe following numbers of arrests have been reported between 18 May and 31 May inclusive in connection with the current miners' dispute:
Police Force Area Number of Arrests Cleveland 5 Derbyshire 44 Durham 48 Essex 48 Greater Manchester 12 Hampshire 7 Humberside 8 Kent 3 Lancashire 12 Leicestershire 11 Merseyside 20 Metropolitan 3 Northumbria 6 North Wales 7 Nottinghamshire 141 South Wales 2 South Yorkshire 146 Staffordshire 23 Warwickshire 1 Total 547 Information is now available as to the charges brought by the police in connection with the miners' dispute in the period from 14 March to 29 May inclusive. The information is as follows:
Offence Number of Charges Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 (conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace) 1,208 Obstruction of a police constable 806 Obstruction of the highway 348 Criminal damage 109 Assault on a police constable 176 Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 82 Grievous bodily harm 6 Riot 57 Theft 57 Resisting arrest 8 Offensive weapons 9 Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 7 Burglary 1 Handling of stolen property 1 Drug offence 1 Breach of bail conditions 4 Attempted criminal damage 3 Drunkenness 31 Other offences 36 Total 2,950