§ Mr. Ian MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police and prison officers have been assaulted in the course of their duty in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RossThe numbers of police and prison officers assaulted on duty in the last 10 years are as follows:
Year Police Officers* Prison Officers 1959 … … … 49 † 1960 … … … 100 18 1961 … … … 60 36 1962 … … … 60 46 1963 … … … 56 26 1964 … … … 64 36 1965 … … … 76 38 1966 … … … 94 35 1967 … … … 105 30 1968 … … … 157 38 * The figures in this column are of assaults which resulted in absence from duty. † Figures for this year are not available.