§ Mr. Deedesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give statistics showing the percentage increase over the last 10 years of crimes of violence in Great Britain as compared with the percentage increase over the similar period in the countries of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. CarlisleNo such comparison can reliably be made, owing to national differences in the definition of criminal offences and in the availability and method of compilation of national criminal statistics.