§ 90. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many bank robberies have occurred in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1948 to 1958, inclusive; how many of these in each year resulted in the wounding of bank personnel; and what arrangements have been made for the Metropolitan Police to consult the British Bankers' Association, the Employers' Council of the Trustee Savings Banks and the Scottish Bank Employers' Federation with a view to improving security measures at all branches of their banks in the Metropolitan Police area, and so reducing the number and nature of these robberies.
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§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe statistical information for which the hon. Gentleman asks is not available. Assuming, however, that he has in mind entries into banks during working hours, I am informed that in the Metropolitan Police District there was one bank robbery in 1957, and three in 1958. No one was injured in 1957; two persons were injured in 1958. The security of bank premises must remain a matter for the proprietors, but the advice of the police is always available.