§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 7 October 2002 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Muqtar Suufi Abubaker. [83428]
§ Mr. BlunkettI wrote to my hon. Friend on 21 November 2002
§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 7 October 2002 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Ali Aredleer. [83429]
§ Mr. BlunkettI wrote to my right hon. Friend on 20 November 2002.
§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will respond to the letters of 26 April 2002 and 19 June 2002 of the hon. Member for West Derbyshire concerning the cost of police pensions. [83543]
§ Mr. DenhamA reply to both letters was sent on 26 November 2002. I apologise for the considerable delay in responding.
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Recorded crime: number of offences recorded from 1997 to 2001–02 Police force area/offence 19971 1997–982 1998–993 1999–2000 2000–014 2001–024 Avon and Somerset Total racially aggravated offences5 — — — 240 478 700 Total violent crime6 12,176 13,219 14,985 16,061 19,071 23,670 Robbery of personal property7 — — 1,694 2,177 2,573 4,585 Drug offences8 484 461 2,145 2,017 1,990 1,860 South-west Region9 Total racially aggravated offences5 — — — 667 1,216 1,521 Total violent crime6 27,419 28,814 40,242 43,986 47,785 53,840