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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.