HC Deb 29 March 1972 vol 834 c99W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what, is the total number of official forms which have been translated into Welsh by the present Government under the provisions of the Welsh Language Act, 1967.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The number of official forms available in Welsh or bilingual version in June, 1970, was 246. The total is now 318.

1970 1971 Indictable offences known to the police:
Indictable offences Indictable offences
known to the police Cleared up known to Percentage Cleared up Percentage variation 1971–70
Number Percentage Number Percentage
Violence against the person 41,088 33,764 82.2 47,036 38,412 81.7 +14.5
Sexual offences 24,163 18,418 76.2 23,622 18,067 76.5 -2.2
Burglary and robbery 437,748 158,515 36.2 459,002 168,366 36.7 +4.9
Theft and unauthorised taking 914,723 370,350 40.5 962,991 390,501 40.6 +5.3
Handling stolen goods 37,943 37,902 99.9 40,653 40,397 99.4 +7.1
Fraud 74,562 62,151 83.4 84,164 70,214 83.4 +12.9
Other offences 25,768 19,508 75.7 28,613 21,518 75.2 +11.0
Total 1,555,995 700,608 45.0 1,646,081 747,475 45.4 +5.8*
* The increase of 5.8 per cent. in offences known to the police in 1971 over 1970 compares with an increase of 4.5 per cent. in offences known to the police in 1970 over 1969.