§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have taken place under the Malicious Communications Act; and how many of those relate to racist and anti-semitic material.
§ Mr. John PattenData is not yet available on the number of offences committed under the Malicious Communications Act 1988, which did not come into force until September 1988. Information as to whether prosecutions specifically relate to racist and anti-semitic material is not being collected centrally.