§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of murders in Scotland in 1966, 1967 and 1968, respectively.
§ Mr. RossThe provisional annual figure for 1968 for cases of murder made known to the police in Scotland, uncorrected in the light of subsequent judicial determinations, was 41. The comparable figures for 1966 and 1967 were 30 and 41. Corrected figures for 1966 and 1967 were 30 and 39. A corrected figure for 1968 will not be available for some time.