§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans have been submitted to him by the local education authority for the reorganisation of secondary education on comprehensive lines in the county of Salop.
§ Mr. CroslandI have received and am considering plans for the districts of Oswestry, Wem, and Whitchurch and Ellesmere. The districts of Market Drayton, Bishop's Castle, and Dawley are already fully comprehensive.
TABLE 1 FINALLY ADJUSTED NUMBERS OF MURDERS KNOWN TO THE POLICE, AND NUMBERS OF OFFENCES REDUCED TO MANSLAUGHTER BY REASON OF DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY UNDER S. 2 OF THE HOMICIDE ACT 1957. Number of victims Number per million of home population* of England and Wales Murder S.2 manslaughter Total Murder Murder and s.2 manslaughter 1931–40 Annual Average 130 — 130 3.2 3.2 1941–50 152 — 152 * * 1951–55 137 — 137 3.1 3.1 1956 150 — 150 3.4 3.4 1957 151 21 172 3.3 3.8 1958 125 27 152 2.8 3.4 1959 141 20 161 3.1 3.5 1960 135 31 166 3.0 3.7 1961 130 29 159 2.8 3.4 1962 142 42 184 3.0 3.9 1963 133 56 189 2.8 4.0 1964 153 35 188 3.2 4.0 1965 151 50 201 3.1 4.2 1966† 143 60 203 3.0 4.2 * No figure for home population is available for the war years, since this represents persons actually living in the country at the time. † The figure for murder includes one offence not yet disposed of by the courts.