§ Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration he has given to the latest report of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in respect of the references to the rise in crime in the Greater London area.
§ Mr. MaudlingI am in regular touch with the Commissioner of Police, and share his concern about increases in crimes of violence. But I am encouraged to note that, as compared with the previous year, there was a slight decrease in the total number of indictable offences known to the Metropolitan Police and an improvement in the proportion of crimes they cleared up.