§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations he has received about wheel clamping from persons in the Rochdale metropolitan borough and in the Greater Manchester area.
§ Mr. JackSince 1 April 1992, the Home Office has received 10 letters from hon. Members representing constituencies in the Greater Manchester area concerning the use of wheel clamps on private land. In the same period, five members of the public living in that area have written direct to this office on the same issue. Since the publication of the Home Office consultation paper on 23 February this year, we have received three requests for that document from individuals living in the Greater Manchester area.
Wheel clamping on the public highway currently takes place only in London, and we are not aware of any representations from people in Greater Manchester on that issue.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received from hon. Members regarding wheel clamping on cars; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JackIn the 12 months up to 31 March this year, I received 117 letters from hon. Members in relation to
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Reported racial incidents Forces 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Avon and Somerset 57 71 83 148 98 Bedfordshire 21 25 33 n/a 57 Cambridge 52 60 71 107 110 Cheshire 0 0 0 3 29 City of London 4 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 29 55 57 68 73 Cumbria 0 4 1 9 13 Derbyshire 17 20 53 143 60 Devon and Cornwall 2 3 6 9 7 Dorset 6 12 3 9 10 Durham 43 23 41 70 40 Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 Essex 2 26 43 59 80 Gloucestershire 17 20 51 25 33 Greater Manchester 28 40 123 204 401 Gwent 1 4 5 12 31 Hampshire 45 n/a 42 141 139 Hertfordshire 49 49 51 n/a 106 Humberside 49 52 67 81 68 Kent 88 81 88 120 115 Lancashire 75 93 201 119 231 Leicestershire 84 190 287 369 338 Lincolnshire 1 2 2 4 5 Merseyside 136 123 144 162 134 Norfolk 8 22 23 45 30 North Wales 3 1 0 3 4 North Yorkshire 5 6 12 20 22 wheel clamping. One hundred and twelve of these concerned clamping on private land, the others related to clamping on public roads.
A Home Office consultation paper concerning wheel clamping on private land was published on 23 February this year and sent to all hon. Members. The closing date for comments is 31 May.