HC Deb 05 December 1968 vol 774 cc539-40W
82. Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many murders have been committed in the years since the abolition of the death penalty compared with the same length of time previous to that abolition.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act, 1965 came into effect on 9th November, 1965. Murder statistics are compiled for complete years only: the latest corrected figures for offences of murder known to

Mr, Merlyn Rees

I regret that this information is not available.