§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were convicted of murder in 1974; and by what percentage this total exceeded or was less than the comparable figures 5, 10 and 11 years previously, respectively.
§ Mr. William RossThe number of persons convicted of murder in Scotland in 1974 was 35, a percentage increase of 1650–0, 337.5 and 59.1 compared with the corresponding figures for 1963, 1964 and 1969 respectively.