§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by year for the last 10 years and by place of detention the number of black detainees held in custody at police stations in the Metropolitan police area who have died whilst in custody; what the figures are for areas outside the metropolis; arid if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is not available. Information on the total number of deaths in police custody, including the force area, place where death occurred and the cause of death, is published annually in the report of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and the report of Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary.