§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed in England and Wales in 1971 or 1972 which involved the use of firearms; and what percentage of total crimes this figure represented.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe number of offences in which firearms were used in 1971 was 1, 735. This represents just over 0–1 per cent. of the total number of indictable offences known to the police in 1971.
§ Mr. Peter Reesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers and types of offences committed in each of the six years 1967 to 1972 in which antique firearms or replicas of antique firearms were involved.
§ Mr. CarlisleI regret that this information is not separately recorded.