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Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to legislate to establish
| Recorded Offences of Robbery and Other Violent Theft by district and Victim Perception of Appearance of Assailant 1981 | |||||
| Appearance of assailant | |||||
| District | White | Coloured | Mixed gang | Not known | Total |
| A—(Part) Westminster | 86 | 42 | 7 | 57 | 192 |
| B—Kensington and Chelsea | 176 | 299 | 14 | 92 | 581 |
| C—(Part) Westminster | 224 | 143 | 22 | 197 | 586 |
| D—(Part) Westminster | 232 | 422 | 34 | 72 | 760 |
| E—Camden | 309 | 225 | 28 | 136 | 698 |
| F—Hammersmith | 157 | 351 | 20 | 50 | 578 |
a United Kingdom networked service of commercial radio; whether he has received any submission from the Independent Broadcasting Authority on the matter; and how he has responded.
Mr. Raison
The Independent Broadcasting Authority has indicated that it believes there could be a place for a national independent radio service later in the decade. My right hon. Friend has no plans for legislation at this stage, but the option for such a service is one which is being kept open in our preparation for the regional administrative radio conference, which at its final session in 1984 will plan assignments for VHF sound broadcasting.