§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain the costs and benefits of the establishment of a special television channel to be used by the police and other
1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Persons committed for trial for murder 117 114 122 164 144 150 158 Found: Insane on arraignment/unfit to plead 14 13 11 14 13 8 10 Guilty but insane/not guilty by reason of insanity 6 6 14 8 7 7 2 Convicted of: Murder 36 25 44 49 40 44 37 Manslaughter ("section 2")* 19 28 20 30 28 38 52 Manslaughter (other) 29 27 21 31 38 31 35 Lesser offence — 1 2 1 2 2 2 Acquitted 13 14 10 31 16 20 20
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Persons committed for trial for murder 165 188 241 236 271 270 292 Found: Insane on arraignment/unfit to plead 8 8 4 8 3 10 2 Guilty but insane/not guilty by reason of insanity 2 — 1 1 2 — 2 Convicted of: Murder 52 51 69 65 76 80 100 Manslaughter ("section 2")* 35 46 60 47 49 57 65 Manslaughter (other) 38 47 75 85 89 80 80 Lesser offence 1 5 1 1 4 3 8 Acquitted 29 31 31 29 48 40 35 *Verdict of diminished responsibility under Section 2 of Homicide Act, 1957. Note: The above figures relate to the year in which the offence was recorded by the police.