§ Mr. Hugh D. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the figures 118W assault under solemn procedure in Scotland from 1959 to 1968 is shown in the table below.
The figures for 1969 are not yet available, but similar information for the year ended 30th September, 1969, together with the corresponding figures for the two previous years, has been included in the table of figures.
for assaults on police for 1969 are now available; and how these compare with 1968.
§ Mr. RossAssaults upon the police resulting in absence from duty were 120 in 1969 compared with 132 in 1968, representing a drop of about nine per cent.