§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people by ethnic origin have(a) died and (b) been injured while detained in police custody over the past 12 months and the past 24 months, or the nearest equivalent periods for which figures are available; and what were the causes of these deaths and injuries, broken down by the ethnic origin of the victims.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe available information about persons who have died in police custody, including the cause of death, is published in the annual reports of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. No record is kept of the person's ethnic origin. Information about injuries is not recorded centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.