HC Deb 19 June 1997 vol 296 cc268-9W
36. Mr. Gapes

To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions there have been for incitement to racial hatred in each of the last five years. [2929]

The Attorney-General

In the last five years, the Law Officers have consented to the prosecution of 31 defendants for offences of incitement to racial hatred under Part III of the Public Order Act 1986.