§ Mr. WardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to review the jury system.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington, South (Mr. Butler) on 8 July at column249.
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Total Attendance 1990–91 8,605,006 6,279,173 2,521,497 1,621,714 19,027,390 1989–90 7,878,132 6,842,661 2,789,315 1,850,086 19,360,194 Increase/decrease (per cent.) + 9 –8 –10 –12 —2 Arrests 1990–91 1,747 1,710 411 251 4,119 1989–90 1,857 2,203 1,151 734 5,945 Increase/decrease (per cent.) -6 -22 -64 -66 -31 Ejections 1990–91 2,822 1,713 296 239 5,070 1989–90 3,318 2,707 574 374 6,973 Increase/decrease (per cent.) –15 –37 –48 –36 27 These figures indicate that, while in 1990–91 attendances remained broadly at the same level as the previous year, the numbers of arrests and ejections fell by 31 and 27 per cent. respectively. This represents a most welcome fall in the level of trouble at football matches. The additional information requested by the hon. Member is voluminous. I shall write to him with it shortly.