§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been charged in connection with the current dispute in the mining industry; how many have been finally dealt with by the courts; how many have been fined; and how many have been sentenced to imprisonment.
§ Mr. Giles ShawBetween 13 March and 13 November inclusive 6,655 people were charged with offences in connection with the miners' dispute and 3,049 of these cases have now been dealt with by the courts. Of the 2,404 convicted, 1,584 have been fined and 49 have received custodial sentences.
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details, by police force area, of the total number of arrests to the latest available date in connection with the coal strike, and provide a breakdown of arrests by offence charged with outcome of trial and those still awaiting trial.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report the following information on the mining dispute: (a) the number of arrests in each police area, (b) the number of those arrested who were released without being charged and (c) the charges laid and the number of persons charged with each offence listed.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information available centrally about the number of arrests made in each police force area in connection with the miners' dispute relates to the period 13 March to 13 November inclusive and is as follows:
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Police Force area Number of arrrests Clevaland 58 Cumbria 25 Derbyshire 1,112 Durham 396 Dyfed/Powys 2 Essex 212 Greater Manchester 234 Gwent 167 Hampshire 11 Humberside 94 Kent 211 Lancashire 26
Police Force area Number of arrrests Clevaland 58 Leicestershire 54 Merseyside 182 Metropolitan 126 Northumbria 458 North Wales 31 North Yorkshire 139 Nottinghamshire 2,329 South Wales 330 South Yorkshire 1,007 Staffordshire 385 Thames Valley 3 Warwickshire 194 West Yorkshire 144 TOTAL: 7,930 Note: 1,275 of those arrested in this period were released without charge.
The information available centrally about charges laid in connection with the miners' dispute during the same period is as follows:
Offence Number of charges Section 5 of the Public Order Act (conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace) 3,471 Obstruction of a police constable 1,554 Obstruction of the highway 596 Criminal damage 758 Criminal damage with intent to endanger life 4 Arson 10 Assaulting a police constable 280 Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 305 Greivous bodily harm 36 Theft 146 Resisting arrest 18 Offensive weapon 42 Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 236 Burglary 17 Handling stolen property 1 Drug offence 1 Breach of the Peace 132 Breach of bail conditions 28 Attempt (various offences) 17 Drunkenness 56 Unlawful assembly 507 Railway offences 17 Affray 21 Riot 137 Incitement 1 Reckless driving 15 Threats/Conspiracy to cause damage 12 Explosives offence 3 Threats to kill 3 Unlawful imprisonment 2 Other offences 143 TOTAL: 8,569 Of the 6,655 people charged during this period, 3,606 cases have not yet been resolved; 645 of the cases dealt with resulted in acquittals, and 2,404 in convictions.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been sent to aid other forces from each force in England and Wales for each week of the mining strike.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there have been from other areas in each aided force for each week of the mining strike.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI shall write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers in each force in England and Wales have been placed on stand-by in their force areas for each week of the mining strike.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information requested is not recorded centrally.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of metropolitan police district support units that have been sent to aid other forces for each week of the mining strike.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Commissioner tells me that officers serving in district support units of the Metropolitan police have been sent on mutual aid to other police forces on only one occasion. This was on the night of 18–19 June, when 93 officers drawn from district support units attended at Betteshanger colliery, Kent.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the numbers of metropolitan police vehicles employed each week in policing the mining strike in aided force areas.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThis information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the total number of (a) uniformed police and (b) Criminal Investigation Department and Special Branch officers who have been sent each week to aid other forces during the miners' strike.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe table gives, to the nearest 100, the maximum number of uniformed officers deployed to aid other forces during each week of the dispute.
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Maximum number of officers from other forces deployed on any one day Week Number 14 March to 18 March 6,900 19 March to 25 March 7,500 26 March to 1 April 5,800 2 April to 8 April 5,500 9 April to 15 April 5,600 16 April to 22 April 4,800 23 April to 29 April 3,700 30 April to 6 May 4,500 7 May to 13 May 4,800 14 May to 20 May 4,300 21 May to 27 May 5,100 28 May to 3 June 4,800 4 June to 10 June 5,800 11 June to 17 June 5,500 18 June to 24 June 8,100 25 June to 1 July 4,900 2 July to 8 July 4,800 9 July to 15 July 5,300 16 July to 22 July 5,200 23 July to 29 July 4,600 30 July to 5 August 4,500 6 August to 12 August 4,600 13 August to 19 August 5,400 20 August to 26 August 5,600
Week Number 27 August to 2 September 6,100 3 September to 9 September 6,800 10 September to 16 September 5,900 17 September to 23 September 6,300 24 September to 30 September 6,600 1 October to 7 October 6,600 8 October to 14 October 6,600 15 October to 21 October 5,300 22 October to 28 October 5,500 29 October to 4 November 5,500 5 November to 11 November 5,400 The information requested about CID and Special Branch officers is not available centrally.