§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest quarterly recorded crime figures for South Yorkshire metropolitan area; what the figures were one year ago; and if he will make a statement. [40978]
§ Mr. MacleanThere were 37,494 offences recorded in the South Yorkshire police force area in April to June 1995. This represents a fall of 3 per cent. over the April to June 1994 figure of 38,500 offences.