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Miss Dunn:- Sir, does the Government have any statistics as to
how many people, say, in 1984, who were stopped by the police on
suspicion of loitering and who were then released immediately
when they gave a true and reasonably explanation?
The Attorney General:- Sir, I do not have precisely those figures
at hand but I have heard that some 3 per cent, I think, of those
who have been brought into police stations are immediately released
as a result of consideration given by senior officers to the
particular case. But that is not,I am sure, a complete answer
to the question and I shall try to make enquiries from the police
to find figures that would satisfy Miss Dunn's question.