§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many killings of police officers in England and Wales resulted in convictions for murder in each year from 1957 to 1981.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is given in the following table:
Offences currently recorded as homicide of a police officer on duty in England and Wales, decided by the court to be murder Year of offence Number 1957 — 1958 1 1959 1 1960 1 1961 — 1962 — 1963 — 1964 — 1965 1 1966 4 1967 — 1968 — 1969 — 1970 1 1971 2 1972 1 1973 1 1974 1 1975 1 1976 — 1977 1 1978 1 1979 — 1980 1 1981 *1 * One further offence of homicide for which court proceedings not completed.