Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were charged with murder in courts in England and Wales in 1971; how many were found guilty; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 14 years.
§ Mr. CarlisleStatistics for 1971 are not yet available.
Following is a table, based on table 7 in "Murder 1957–68", with figures for later years taken from the published Criminal Statistics, giving the information for 1957 to 1970, on the basis of persons committed for trial on a charge of murder.
week of supplementary benefit in Scotland, England and Wales arising out of the coal miners' strike.
§ Sir K. JosephIt is not possible to make such an estimate.