asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of cars reported stolen in each of the last three years in (a) Lancashire, (b) Greater Manchester, (c) Merseyside and (d) Cheshire.

Numbers of recorded offences of theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle in each police force area are published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables" (Table S.3.1 in volume 3 of the issue for 1985).