Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) to what factors he attributes the fall in stolen vehicle recovery rates between 1992 and 1993;
(2) what information is currently available for the number of stolen vehicles and the recovery rate in 1994; and when the full calendar year figures will be available;
(3) what recovery rate has been achieved in each police authority area for stolen vehicles in 1992 and 1993.
§ Mr. MacleanThis information is not yet available for 1994. The next statistics to be published will be for the calendar year 1994 and will be available in the spring of 1995. Figures for 1992 and 1993 are published in table 2.14 of "Criminal Statistics England and Wales". It is not possible to attribute the fall in stolen vehicle recovery rates between 1992 and 1993 to any particular factor.