§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of drunkenness in England and Wales during each of the past 20 years.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures for 1970 will be available next month.
Following is the information for the years 1950–1969:
Convictions for offences of drunkenness in England and Wales 1950 47,717 1951 53,676 1952 53,888 1953 54,574 1954 53,277 1955 54,210 1956 60,182 1957 67,002 1958 65,058 1959 65,187 1960 68,109 1961 74,694 1962 83,992 1963 83,007 1964 76,842 1965 72,980 1966 70,499 1967 75,544 1968 79,070 1969 80,502