HC Deb 16 December 1992 vol 216 cc209-10W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis listing(a) the location of each road block recently set up by the Metropolitan police in the Greater London area, (b) the total number of people who have to date been stopped, (c) of that number, the number of members of ethnic minority groups and (d) the numbers of people who have refused to stop;

(2) what specific discussions his officials had with the Metropolitan police in advance of the setting up of road blocks in parts of London; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The decision of the Metropolitan police, acting within their legal powers, to set up road checks in London is an operational one and as such falls within the discretion of the Commissioner. Officials in my

Number of untried or convicted unsentenced prisoners received initially into Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Durham, Brixton and Lewes: June

to August 1992

Number of persons received

Remand establishment
Date of reception Leeds Liverpool Birmingham Durham Brixton Lewes
1 June to 6 June 39 48 52 23 46 27
7 June to 13 June 36 50 49 12 38 33
14 June to 20 June 32 51 31 3 35 33
21 June to 27 June 26 49 54 10 47 28
28 June to 4 July 12 71 45 31 58 29
5 July to 11 July 27 56 35 23 28 32
12 July to 18 July 25 55 42 7 37 25
19 July to 25 July 36 40 44 26 53 21
26 July to 1 August 42 79 58 11 38 18
2 August to 8 August 35 60 50 9 33 17
9 August to 15 August 29 34 43 23 31 15
16 August to 22 August 26 48 54 19 30 28
23 August to 29 August 43 35 58 11 33 12
30 August to 31 August 7 12 6 — 4 1
Total receptions for period 415 688 621 208 511 319

Number of prisoners received under sentence initially into Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Durham, Brixton and Lewes June to August 1992
Sentence establishment
Leeds Liverpool Birmingham Durham Brixton Lewes
Period date received sentence Fine defaulter Others Fine defaulter Others Fine defaulter Others Fine defaulter Others Fine defaulter Others Fine defaulter Others
1 June to 6 June 15 33 30 45 33 49 8 36 — 79 9 22
7 June to 13 June 17 43 32 48 30 51 3 41 — 90 8 16
14 June to 20 June 21 48 41 51 35 60 — 29 — 90 7 20

right hon. and learned Friends Department were not consulted in advance of the recent operations and there is no reason for him to call for a report from the Commissioner in relation to the matters listed in the question.