§ Mr. Peter PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letters from
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Total recorded crime by police force are region: trends since 1997—England April 1998 to March 1999 April 1999 to March 2000 Police force are April 1996 to March 1997 Old rules1 New rule1 Old boundaries New boundaries April 2001 to March 2002 Percentage change 1996–97 to 2001–02 (excludes effects of rule and boundary changes)3 Cleveland 74,694 63,726 67,030 65,185 — 72,003 -8.4 Durham3 50,592 44,178 50,413 48,796 — 50,175 -13.1 Northumbria 161,100 132,588 151,298 142,279 — 139,130 -24.3 North East Region 286,386 240,492 268,741 256,260 — 261,308 -18.3 Cheshire 65,114 59,414 65,119 64,528 — 70,990 -0.5 Cumbria3 38,495 35,171 40,202 37,729 — 37,324 -15.2 Greater Manchester3 320,668 336,172 362,450 377,086 — 380,801 10.1 Lancashire3 122,430 105,161 118,085 108,866 — 137,760 0.2 Merseyside 139,247 130,606 140,874 148,172 — 150,934 0.5 North West Region 685,954 666,524 726,730 736,381 — 777,809 4.0 Humberside 122,721 119,290 130,691 121,442 — 117,483 -12.6 North Yorkshire3 53,639 48,372 55,309 53,554 — 59,149 -3.6 South Yorkshire 146,660 124,427 133,059 131,700 — 134,764 -14.1 West Yorkshire 259,235 246,438 273,809 260,237 — 298,847 3.8 the hon. Member for Burnley to the Home Office regarding Mrs. S B Shah Ref S 851373/x of 4 February and 7 November 2002. [102390]
§ Beverley HughesI wrote to my hon. Friend on 13 March.
§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 23 December 2002 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs. Lutfi. [98961]
§ Mr. BlunkettI refer my right hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 10 March 2003,Official Report. column 68W.