Written question asked by Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 31 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 February 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 February 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made in each police authority area in (a) Wales and (b) England. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been made in each police authority area in (a) Wales and (b) England. [148667] Mr. Charles Clarke: By the end of September, the latest date for which figures are available, orders were made in the following areas: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Number Avon and Somerset 11 Cambridgeshire 5 Cleveland 4 Cumbria 1 Derbyshire 4 Devon and Cornwall 1 Dorset 2 Durham 2 Greater Manchester 12 Hampshire 1 Hertfordshire 1 Humberside 2 Lancashire 7 Leicestershire 1 Met. Police area 18 Merseyside 8 Norfolk 6 North Wales 1 North Yorkshire 4 Northumbria 8 Nottinghamshire 5 South Wales 1 South Yorkshire 3 Suffolk 3 Surrey 1 Sussex 3 Thames Valley 1 Warwickshire 1 West Mercia 10 West Midlands 15 West Yorkshire 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures for the period 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 were provided by police forces. Figures for the period 1 June 2000 to 31 September 2000, provided by magistrates courts committees.

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