Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 May 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stops and searches were conducted (a) in total and (b) per 1,000 population, and what percentage resulted in an arrest, in each police force area in England and Wales in 2000-01 broken down by ethnic origin of those stopped and searched. - Inc fact that such information for 2000-01 is not yet available and ref to 'Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System', copy in Library.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stops and searches were conducted (a) in total and (b) per 1,000 population, and what percentage resulted in an arrest, in each police force area in England and Wales in 2000-01 broken down by ethnic origin of those stopped and searched. [160459] Mr. Charles Clarke: Such information for 2000-01 is not yet available centrally. The latest information available on the ethnic appearance of persons stopped and searched relates to 1999-2000 and was published by the Home Office in "Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System", a copy of which is in the Library.

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