§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can explain the fall in the percentage of offences cleared up in 1974 as compared to 1973.
§ Dr. SummerskillIt seems reasonable to suppose that this is a consequence of the additional strain put on the police by the general increase in the volume of recorded crime, and especially by the increase in offences of burglary and criminal damage in which it is often difficult to detect the offender.