§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of rape were reported in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and in each year, how many of these assaults were committed by a boy friend, a member of the family or persons known to the victim.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyon:The number of offences of rape recorded as known to the police in England and Wales during the last four years for which figures are available are:
1970 … … … … 884 1971 … … … … 784 1972 … … … … 893 1973 … … … … 998 Information is not available on the relationship of victims to offenders.