HC Deb 19 January 1972 vol 829 c190W
Mr. Edward Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers were assaulted when on duty in 1971; what were the figures for each of the previous 10 years; and whether the criteria used by police authorities to determine what constitutes a police assault in submitting such figures over the past 10 years has altered.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The figure for 1971 is not yet available but I shall write to my hon. Friend as soon as it is known. For the figures for the previous 10 years, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on 19th October. The criteria used in compiling these figures have remained unchanged over the past 10 years.—[Vol. 823, c.115–116.]