§ Mr. BECKERasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been called to the number of murderers at large in the country; and, in view of the great uneasiness which prevails amongst the people through these criminals remaining at large, will he institute an inquiry into the methods employed by the police for tracking criminals?
§ Mr. R. DAVIESI think my hon. Friend has an exaggerated idea of the number of murders which remain undetected in this country. The number is, in fact, very small indeed, and I will send him a Return, prepared in 1922, giving figures for certain years before and after the War. The police authorities are constantly endeavouring to improve the detective work of the police, which, I think, is acknowledged to have reached a high level of efficiency, and I am not aware of any necessity for a special inquiry.