§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests have been made under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in Wales in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation on the number of people who are arrested is not collected centrally. The data given in the table relate to the number of persons prosecuted and convicted for offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in Wales from 1986 to 1990, information for which is provisional.
Number of persons prosecuted and convicted of offences under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in Wales—1986 to 19901 Year Prosecutions Convictions 1986 114 82 1987 96 72 1988 127 88 1989 88 65 19901 111 77 1 Provisional.