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Mrs. Bridget Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) arrested and (b) charged by the Metropolitan police in the latest available period; and if he will break down the figures by age group. [11856]
Mr. Maclean
The available information has been provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and is contained in the table.
| 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Overall Man days (average per day) | 13,684 | 14,000 | 13,431 | 12,915 | 12,704 | 12,768 | 13,121 | 13,384 |
| Percentage of time spent on street duties | 31.1 | 31.8 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 35.0 |