§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen were murdered in the course of their duty in each year since 1918; and if he will indicate the years when capital punishment was and was not in force.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganFor the years 1946 to 1969 I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Cathcart (Mr. Edward M. Taylor) on 18th February. Comparable statistics for the years 1918 to 1945 are not available, but I would refer my hon. Friend to the figures given in the Report of the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment, 1949–1953 in Appendix 3, Table 4 which give an analysis of the victims of convicted murderers sentenced to death in England and Wales.