Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons were found guilty of murder, attempted murder, threat or conspiracy to murder, and manslaughter, respectively, in 1972; and what were the comparable figures for the years 1962 and 1967;
(2) by what percentage the total number of convictions for murder, attempted murder, threat or conspiracy to murder and manslaughter, respectively, in 1972 exceeded or was less than the comparable figure for 1962.
§ Mr. CarlisleFollowing is the information:
To require preparations to be labelled with a warning of the dangers of dependence might have an opposite effect to that intended. I shall be writing to my hon. Friend about the particular case that give rise to these Questions.