§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will alter the basis of police statistics to distinguish between major and minor crimes, as proposed in the report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland for 1965.
§ Mr. RossThe criminal statistics in the report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector are derived from the same source as those in the annual report on Criminal Statistics. The Government will consider the proposal of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector in the light of the recommendations of the Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Thomson which is at present reviewing the arrangements for recording, reporting, collecting and presenting criminal statistics.