§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 2 February 1999,Official Report, columns 554–45,if he will list the submissions and briefing papers prepared by his officials on crime among ethnic minorities. [73625]
§ Mr. BoatengI regard details of the frequency and substance of the advice I receive from officials as confidential. The incidence of crime amongst the general population is regarded as of importance, whatever the ethnic origins of the victims or alleged perpetrators, and I receive regular advice thereon.