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Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the figures for the number of racially motivated attacks for the last year that figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John Patten
The only available information relates to the Metropolitan police district and is published in the Commissioner's annual report, a copy of which is available in the Library. The total number of racial incidents reported during 1988 was 2,214, an increase of less than 2 per cent. over 1987.