§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in the Official Report the number of arrests made in the last year by the Metropolitan police during (a) new year festivities in Trafalgar square, (b) the May day rally and (c) the rally in support of the miners in Trafalgar square; and of those arrests what was the number of prosecutions and convictions secured.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information in connection with the arrests made on each of these occasions is as follows:
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Persons arrested and charged for drug trafficking offences and granted bail who subsequently failed to appear England and Wales 1983 Number of persons Police force Failed to appear at Magistrates' Courts* the Crown Count† North Yorkshire 1 — South Yorkshire 2 — West Yorkshire 3 1 Other police forces 114 26 Total 120 27 * Those granted bail either by the police or by magistrates. †All persons committed to the Crown Court on bail who failed to appear whether or not they were originally arrested and charged by the police. No information is available on any granted bail during Crown Court proceedings who then fail to appear.