§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the reports he asked for on the Ely and Cardiff disturbances and other city riots in late August and early September.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe hon. Member was provided with information about the disturbances when he met my right hon. and noble Friend the Minister of State in Cardiff on 1 October. The information provided by police forces contains details of many individual cases, some of which may come before the courts. It would not be appropriate to publish this.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning sharing the cost of extra policing required by the Ely and other city riots in late August and early September with the South Wales police and the relevant police authorities.
§ Mr. Peter LloydA request from Northumbria Police authority has been received for a special payment towards costs incurred and expected as a result of the recent riots in the Newcastle area. This is under consideration.