§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average prison population was in each of the last 10 years; what the population was on the latest date for which information was available; what his projections are for the level of the prison population in the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [148578]
§ Mr. BoatengThe following is the average prison population in each of the last 10 years:
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has informed me that the number of burglary alarm activations handled by the Metropolitan police service in the last five years for which figures are available is as follows:
Years Total activations Total false activations 1995 321,588 289,589 1996 290,306 218,447 1997 239,368 205,950 1998 215,572 188,420 1999 219,503 183,996
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours of Metropolitan police time were occupied by burglar alarm activations in each of the last five years. [148216]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has informed me that the Metropolitan police do not keep records detailing the amount of police time spent dealing with burglar alarm activations.