§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 3 December,Official Report, column 767, if he will list, for each United Kingdom port of entry, the breakdown by ethnic origin of persons stopped and searched by Customs and Excise officers during 1993.
§ Sir John CopeThe number of persons subject to search of persons of all kinds by Customs and Excise during 1993 distinguished by collection and ethnic origin is given in the table. Information for each port of entry is not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.
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Collection IC1 IC2 IC3 IC4 IC5 IC6 Total Manchester 1,061 24 125 248 16 1 1,475 Northampton 574 75 19 9 2 5 684 Northern England 182 15 37 13 37 15 299 Southampton 684 38 40 82 15 31 890 South Wales and Borders 224 5 13 6 1 2 251 South West England 212 31 9 — — 1 253 Thames Valley 11 — — 4 — — 15 Total 14,118 2,421 8,974 2,788 619 475 29,395 Notes:
1. IC=Identification code for ethnic origin.
2. IC1 Northern European.
IC2 Southern European.
IC3 Afro/Caribbean.
IC4 Asian.
IC5 Oriental.
IC6 Middle Eastern.
3. London Airports includes Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.