HC Deb 23 October 1968 vol 770 cc320-1W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will institute an inquiry into the relationship between the consumption of alcohol and crimes of violence.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

A number of research studies already carried out have suggested that the consumption of alcohol is a contributory factor in the commission of some violent offences. Consideration is now being given to proposals made to the Home Office by a university for support of a further study of offences of violence.