§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases were reported to the police alleging racial harassment in(a) Cleveland, (b) Northern Region and (c) the United Kingdom in each of the last three years; and how many in each category resulted in a conviction. [109459]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe number of alleged racial harassment cases reported to the police is not available. The number of offences of racially aggravated harassment recorded by the police in the six months ending September 1999 is given in the table. This offence has been recorded separately by the police since 1 April 1999.
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Number Cleveland 5 North East Government Region 110 England and Wales 5,385 No details of the convictions for this offence are currently available for this time period.