§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) arrests and (b) cautions for gun possession were recorded in (i) 2002 and (ii) each of the previous five years in (A) Lancashire, (B) the North West of England and (C) Wales. [90739]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe information contained in the table, which has been placed in the Library, gives the number of defendants proceeded against and cautioned for various offences of possession of firearms, 1997 to 2001.
Arrest data are not collect centrally at the level of detail requested.
Statistics for 2002 will be published in the autumn.