§ BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGERasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many police officers have been murdered on duty in England, Wales and Scotland in each of the past twenty years.
§ LORD WINDLESHAMThe table below shows the number of police officers who have been murdered on duty in England, Wales and Scotland in each year since 1951.
England and Wales Scotland 1951 3 1 1952 1 1 1953 — — 1954 — — 1955 — — 1956 — — 1957 — — 1958 1 — 1959 1 — 1960 1 — 1961 2 — 1962 — — 1963 — — 1964 — — 1965 2 — 1966 4 — 1967 — — 1968 — — 1969 — 2 1970 1 — House adjourned at fourteen minutes past nine o'clock.