§ Major GLYNasked the Home Secretary in how many instances in the last 18 months have the services of the Criminal Investigation Department, Scotland Yard, been called in to assist the police forces in the provinces to trace persons concerned in cases where the coroners' courts have returned a verdict of murder of an adult; in how many cases were the efforts of the officers of the Criminal Investigation Department successful; and how many cases are there outstanding with no person charged?
§ Mr. CLYNESIn no case during the past 18 months have Metropolitan Officers been called in to assist in provincial cases after a verdict of murder has been returned by a coroner. They have assisted in six cases of adult murder; but the coroner's verdict, where one has been returned, has been returned long after they have been engaged on the inquiry. An arrest has been made 1531W in four cases: in one of these the person has been convicted, in the other three, acquitted. The other two cases are outstanding.