§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown of the total number of pickets arrested from 11 May to 17 May, inclusive, by police force area; and what information he has as to the nature of offences that those arrested have been charged with.
§ Mr. HurdThe following numbers of arrests have been made, between 11 May and 17 May inclusive, in connection with the current miners' dispute:
Police force area Number of arrests Derbyshire 11 Durham 22 Greater Manchester 2 Kent 32 Leicestershire 6 Northumbria 1 Nottinghamshire 227 Warwickshire 2 West Yorkshire 6 Total 309 Comprehensive information about charges brought following the arrests is not available centrally but chief officers of police are providing it, and I will reply further when it has been received and collated.