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Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 October 2003. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2003.


Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Question
What statistics they have on violent attacks on people who work in convenience stores for each of the last three years and the current year to date; what is the average time taken by police forces to respond to emergency calls from them; whether they are content with current response times; and what action they are taking to work with retailers to combat violent crime in their stores. [HL 4611]. - Inc figures and ref to Home Office booklet 'Don't discount crime' and the Health and Safety Executive publication 'Work-related violence: managing the risk in smaller businesses' and 'preventing Violence to Retail Staff'.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL 4611; 653 c143-4WA
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Crime prevention Crimes of violence Emergency calls Police Standards Shops Retail trade
Contains statistics
Yes