CARJACKING

Early day motion 839, tabled 12 February 2002 by David Crausby (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House notes with extreme concern the unacceptable increase in the relatively new crime of carjacking; welcomes Scotland Yard's deployment of armed response vehicles to combat this violent crime; urges support for the use of car tracking devices; and calls upon the Government to undertake an urgent assessment of carjacking crime throughout the UK in order to stop it escalating into an epidemic.

Signatures by party: Labour 25, Liberal Democrat 4, UUP 4, Conservative 3, Labour/Co-operative 3, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1.