HL Deb 02 November 2004 vol 666 c23WA
Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people have died since 1963 in England and Wales at the hands of persons previously convicted of homicide. [HL4599]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

During the period 1963 to date, a total of 108 persons in England and Wales are known to have been killed by persons who had been previously convicted of homicide in England and Wales.

As with previous answers, the figure excludes persons who have been killed by those who may have been convicted outside England and Wales (for whom there is incomplete information) and persons who have been killed by those not previously convicted of homicide by reason of their mental state.