§ Mr. J. Patonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for the year 1947, for Scotland, the names and ages of all persons condemned to death for murder; the names, dates and prisons of execution of all persons executed for murder; and the names of those reprieved.
§ Mr. WoodburnOne person was condemned to death on conviction of murder in Scotland in 1947. He was reprieved. I am sending to my hon. Friend the other particulars for which he asks.
§ Mr. J. Patonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give, for 1947, for Scotland, the number of murders known to the police; the number of suspected murderers who committed suicide; the number of persons charged with
126Wmen, women, married and single, boys, girls and disabled ex-Service men, separately; and the corresponding figures for 1938.
§ Mr. IsaacsStatistics of employment for particular areas are not available for any date later than July, 1947. The following table shows the estimated total numbers of insured persons in employment in the area of Newport employment exchanges at July, 1947, and July, 1938, and the numbers of such persons registered as unemployed in February, 1948, and February, 1948:
murder; the number of those so charged who were found insane; and the number of those charged with murder who were convicted of culpable homicide.
§ Mr. WoodburnFifteen cases of murder were made known to the police in Scotland in 1947; three suspected murderers committed suicide; TO persons were charged with murder (including two from a case made known in 1946) and of these three were found insane. There were in addition two persons charged with murder and convicted of culpable homicide.