§ Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons who committed murder in England and Wales between 1961 and 1971 are still in detention; and what relation these figures bear to the number of convictions in those years.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe available figures are for the period 1st January, 1961, to 31st December, 1970. In that period in England and Wales 598 persons were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment or detention during Her Majesty's Pleasure under Section 53(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933. 503 of them are still serving their sentences.