asked the Secretary State for the Home Department how many children were convicted of offences in the Stockport courts in the years 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974, respectively; for what offences they were convicted; and how many were convicted of more than one offence.

The information as requested is not readily available. Information relating to the number of persons aged under 17 found guilty, in Stockport, of indictable offences in 1971, 1972 and 1973 is as follows:statistics are available as to the extent to which crimes of violence in London are committed by immigrants.

I know of no statistics which indicate the birthplace of those who commit these offences.