§ Richard OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) reported incidents of, (b) arrests for and (c) charges brought for graffiti there were in the Metropolitan police area in (i) 1995–96 and (ii) 2000–01. [272798]
§ Mr. DenhamIt is not possible to distinguish offences of graffiti from other types of criminal damage in the Home Office figures for recorded crime, arrests or court proceedings as the details of individual offences are not collected centrally.