HL Deb 04 October 2000 vol 616 c219WA
Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the equipment stolen from or lost by the police in the course of policing the Notting Hill Carnival. [HL3807]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)

I am advised by the Metropolitan Police that a full inventory of police property lost or stolen during the Notting Hill Carnival has yet to be completed, but it is known at this stage that the following items are missing:

  • 7 uniform Goretex jackets
  • 1 pair of gloves
  • 2 mobile phones
  • 1 police radio
  • 1 Crime Reporting Information System card
  • 1 civilian identification card
  • 1 uniform jumper