§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give the number of offences reported in each police force area in England and Wales for each quarter of 1993 and for the first quarter of 1994 for each category of crime;
(2) if he will give the percentage change in offences reported in each police force area in England and Wales between each quarter of 1993 and the first quarter of 1994 and the corresponding quarter 12 months previously for each category of crime;
(3) if he will give the number of offences reported in each police force area in England and Wales for (a) home burglary, (b) other burglary, (c) theft of a motor vehicle and (d) theft from a motor vehicle for each quarter of 1993 and for the first quarter of 1994;
(4) if he will give the percentage change in offences of (a) home burglary, (b) other burglary, (c) theft of a motor vehicle and (d) theft from a motor vehicle between each quarter of 1993 and the first quarter of 1994 and the equivalent quarter 12 months previously.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answers 28 June 1994]: The available statistics for 1993 are in the form of notifiable offences recorded by the police. In view of the length of the relevant statistical tables these have been placed in the Library. Information for the first half of 1994 will be published later this year.