HC Deb 27 July 1967 vol 751 cc212-3W
83. Sir Richard Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of robbery in 1966 involved the use of firearms; and what were the comparable figures for 1964.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The number of offences of robbery known to the police in England and Wales in 1966 in which all types of firearms were involved was 340. I regret that corresponding statistics for previous years are not available.

84. Sir Richard Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of offences in the Metropolitan Police area in 1966 involved the use of firearms; and what were the comparable figures for 1964.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Actual (as opposed to imitation or supposed) firearms were involved in approximately one in every 1,000 indictable offences known to the police in the Metropolitan Police District in 1966; in 1964 the approximate proportion was one in 1,500.

Sir Richard Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of wounding in 1966 involved the use of firearms; and what were the comparable figures for 1964.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The number of offences of felonious and malicious wounding known to the police in England and Wales in 1966 in which all types of firearms were involved was 500. I regret that corresponding statistics for previous years are not available.

Sir Richard Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of murder known to the police in 1966 involved the use of firearms; and what were the comparable figures for 1964.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The latest corrected number of offences of murder known to the police in England and Wales in 1966 in which firearms of all types were used was 18. The corresponding figure for 1964 was 12.

Sir Richard Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of attempted murder in 1966 involved the use of firearms; and what were the comparable figures for 1964.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The number of offences of attempted murder known to the police in England and Wales in 1966 in which all types of firearms were involved was 35. I regret that corresponding statistics for previous years are not available.