HC Deb 17 May 2000 vol 350 c169W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the clear-up rate for criminal offences in the Metropolitan police area in the last 12 months. [121975]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The most recent available data from the Metropolitan police relate to the year ending 31 March 2000. This indicates that their clear-up rate for recorded crimes in that year was 16 per cent.