§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice he has given to local education committees on assistance to pre-school play groups; what limitations are imposed on the assistance given by education authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Edward ShortI refer my hon. Friend to the Answer I gave to his similar Question today.
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1967 1968 Indictable offences Indictable offences Indictable offences Percentage variation Known to the police: Percentage variation Cleared up Cleared up Known to the police Number Percentage Known to the police Number Percentage 1967–66 1968–67 Larceny 784,093 275,170 35.1 826,311 294,577 35.7 +1.0 +5.4 Breaking and entering 266,385 94,819 35.6 287,094 103,249 36.0 -3.5 +7.8 Receiving 23,736 23,513 99.1 26,774 26,502 99.0 +9.5 +12.8 Frauds and false pretences 51,661 44,264 85.7 59,688 50,868 85.2 +1.4 +15.5 Sexual offences 22,501 17,384 77.3 23,391 17,874 76.4 +5.6 +4.0 Violence against the person 29,048 24,478 84.3 31,850 25,940 81.4 +8.7 +9.6 Other offences 29,930 18,272 61.0 33,982 19,773 58.5 +9.8 +13.5 1,207,354 497,900 41.2 1,289,090 538,783 41.8 +0.6 +6.8 planned for 1969; and how much has been spent and is planned to be spent on these projects.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe following table shows the expenditure authorised or estimated by the Agricultural Research Council for relevant research in the financial years 1968–69 and 1969–70. All these investigations except those at the Institute for Research on Animal Diseases and some of the work at the National Institute for Agricultural Engineering were started in 1968–69.