§ Mrs. Knightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for reports from chief constables as to the number of criminal proceedings instituted against husbands who have battered their wives.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo. This information would not be readily available and I am not sure that I would be justified in asking chief constables to expend the time and money necessary to examine all the individual case histories to establish the number of cases involved.