Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were charged with murder and culpable homicide, respectively, in Scotland in 1967; how many were found guilty; and what were the comparable figures for each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. RossI regret that information about persons charged with murder and culpable homicide cannot readily be made available. Information about persons found guilty of murder and culpable homicide in 1967 and in previous years is given in the following table:
PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND CULPABLE HOMICIDE Year Murder Culpable homicide 1962 9 16 1963 2 16 1964 8 15 1965 15 19 1966 22 29 1967 22* † * Provisional. † Not yet available.