§ Mr. Simon Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of reported cases of racial incidents within the London borough of Southwark for each month of each of the last seven years; and how many of these cases each year led to arrests being made.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI refer the hon. Member to replies I gave to questions from the hon. Member for Newham, North-East (Mr. Banks) on 4 December 1986 at columns711–14 and the hon. Member for Peckham (Ms. Harman) on 10 March 1987 at columns 121–22. Information for the years prior to 1983 is not available, and monthly breakdowns for the years 1983–85 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.