§ 32. Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of the offences of violence against the person, and of robbery occurred in the Manchester and Salford Police Area in 1966, 1967 and 1968; and how many were cleared up.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganThe information is as follows:
MANCHESTER AND SALFORD Violence against the person Offences known to the Police Offences cleared up 1966 623 580 1967 870 772 1968 1,033 889 Robbery Offences known to the Police Offences cleared up 1966 114 56 1967 184 84 1968 208 83
§ 33. Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will sponsor research on crimes of violence in the Manchester and Salford area in liaison with the University of Manchester.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganI would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Alfred Morris), on 17th July. I am arranging for statistics of offences of violence in Manchester to be compared with those for other large cities; and I will give my hon. Friend's suggestion further consideration in the light of the results of this examination.—[Vol. 787, c.161–2.]