HC Deb 24 May 1985 vol 79 cc567-8W
Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are in prison as a result of incidents arising from the miners' strike; and what are their alleged offences.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested is not recorded centrally.

Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people charged with riot and unlawful assembly for offences in connection with the miners' dispute have (a) been acquitted or (b) had the charges withdrawn.

Mr. Giles Shaw

The information requested is given in the table.

Charges of Riot and Unlawful Assembly for Offences in Connection with the Miners' Dispute
Police Force Riot Charge withdrawn Acquittals of Riot Unlawful Assembly charge withdrawn Acquittals of Unlawful Assembly
Nottinghamshire 4 1 106 16
South Yorkshire — — *— 8
Derbyshire — — 21 6
Staffordshire †— — — —
Durham — — ‡ — —
* 19 charges were ordered by the court to lie on the file.
† 9 charges of riot were effectively amended to charges of unlawful assembly.
‡7 charges were ordered by the court to lie on the file.