§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give instructions to remove bull bars from all police road cars and passenger transit vans. [2881]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 28 November 1995]: The equipment fitted to police vehicles is the responsibility of individual chief officers. The police are aware of the concerns about the use of bull bars and in June of this year the Association of Chief Police Officers' Traffic committee invited all chief officers to consider removing bull bars from their vehicles, where so equipped.
Table 1 Persons prosecuted in magistrates' courts in England and Wales for offences1 under Section 24(l)(b)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971, 1990–94 Prosecutions Proceedings terminated early2 Committed for trial3 Found guilty Found guilty Total Of whom Fined Immediate custody 1990 76 14 5 55 30 2 2 1991 41 10 — 28 17 2 3 1992 28 8 1 17 12 1 2 1993 13 7 — 6 4 1 — 1994 12 9 — 3 2 — — 1 Principal immigration offence. 2 Including cases discontinued or "written off". 3 At a Crown Court. 4 Charge dismissed.
Table 2: Persons removed1 from United Kingdom under enforcement powers 1990 4,280 1991 5,804 1992 6,214 1993 6,076 1994 5,077 1995 January to June2 2,345 1 Including 'voluntary' departures after enforcement action was initiated. 2 Provisional figure.