§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many charges of assaults on police officers, pursuant to Section 51 of the Police Act 1964, were dealt with in magistrates' courts in England and Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1972;
(2) how many acquittals, dismissals and convictions, respectively, of charges of assaults on police officers, pursuant to Section 51 of the Police Act 1964, occurred in magistrates' courts in England and Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1972;
(3) in how many cases of charges of assaults on police officers, pursuant to Section 51 of the Police Act 1964, the prosecution elected trial in magistrates' courts in England and Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1972;
(4) how many acquittals, dismissals and convictions, respectively, of trials on indictment of assaults on police officers, pursuant to section 51 of the Police Act 1964, occurred in England and Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1972;
(5) how many charges of assaults on police officers, pursuant to Section 51 of the Police Act 1964, were dealt with in each of the magistrates' courts in the Metropolitan area in each of the years 1965 to 1972;
(6) how many acquittals, dismissals and convictions, respectively, of charges of assaults on police officers, pursuant to Section 51 of the Police Act 1964, occurred in each of the magistrates' courts 122W in the Metropolitan area in each of the years 1965 to 1972;
(7) in how many cases of charges of assaults on police officers, pursuant to Section 51 of the Police Act 1964, the prosecution elected in magistrates' courts in the Metropolitan area in each of the years 1965 to 1972.
§ Mr. CarlisleI am arranging for the available information to be obtained and shall write to the hon. Member.