§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many searches of the national joint unit records were undertaken following a request by police officers at ports of entry in each year from 1980 to 1989, inclusive.
§ Mr. Waddington[holding answer 17 January 1990]The information requested is not recorded separately. The number of searches of national joint unit records following requests from police officers either at ports of entry or elsewhere was as follows:
Number 1980 48,090 1981 50,687 1982 44,696 1983 44,906 1984 47,779 1985 55,328 1986 59,481 1987 81,060 1988 77,472 1989 101,766 It is thought that the majority of these searches were carried out in response to requests by police officers at ports.