§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those British citizens arrested in France in the past month have previously been convicted(a) of a football-related offence and (b) of any criminal offence. [46450]
§ Mr. Michael[holding answer 18 June 1998]: The information is not available in precisely the form requested. Information from the National Criminal Intelligence Service is that, by 17 June, 32 of those people from England and Wales arrested in connection with incidents associated with the World Cup have a criminal record of some kind in Great Britain. Twenty of them have previous convictions for offences of violence or disorder.