§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what has been the rate of car crime in each year since 1990;
(2) how many thefts from vehicles were reported in each year since 1990;
(3) how many vehicles were reported stolen in each year since 1990;
(4) how many incidents of joyriding were reported in each year since 1990;
(5) what is the clear-up rate of vehicle crime, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of reported cases by the police (a) nationally and (b) in Lancashire in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information relates to offences recorded by the police and is published annually in chapter 2 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"; copies of which are available in the Library. Information for 1993 is not yet available.
§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of hijacking of cars were reported in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is not collected centrally.