HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc817-8W
Mr. Burden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each year since 1990 the numbers of(a) thefts from vehicles and (b) thefts of vehicles, together with the numbers of vehicles involved (i) by make of vehicle and (ii) by year of manufacture. [41862]

Mr. Maclean

The requested information on the number of thefts from and of a motor vehicle is published in table 2.18 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" Cm 3010, a copy of which is in the Library. Information is not collected centrally on the make and year of manufacture of vehicles.

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the number of vehicles stolen, (b) the number of vehicles recovered and (c) the recovery rate for 1994 (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) by constabulary area. [41458]

Mr. Maclean

The latest published information relates to England and Wales and is contained in table 2.14 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1994", Cm 3010. A copy of this publication is in the Library. Information on Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Secretary of State for each Department.