§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by how much crime rose in the Metropolitan police area during the year to 31 March; and if he will make a statement. [122093]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that the total number of notifiable offences in the Metropolitan police district for the year ending 31 March 2000 was some 12.6 per cent. higher than that in the previous financial year.