Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is now in a position to indicate the numbers of murders and crimes of violence made known to the police in 1972; and when he anticipates that detailed crime statistics for 1972 will be available.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe provisional end-year figures for murders and crimes of violence made known to the police in Scotland are not yet available I hope to have them in four or five weeks. I hope to have the full detailed statistics as published in the annual Criminal Statistics by mid-summer.