HC Deb 21 March 1975 vol 888 cc545-6W
Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department

OFFENCES CURRENTLY RECORDED AS HOMICIDE
1967 … … … … … … 354
1968 … … … … … … 359
1969 … … … … … … 332
1970 … … … … … … 342
1971 … … … … … … 406
1972 … … … … … … 413
1973 … … … … … … 396

2. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND THE SENTENCES IMPOSED ON THEM
Sentence
Year Total found guilty Life imprisonment Otherwise dealt with*
1967 … … 63 60 3
1968 … … 74 68 6
1969 … … 75 69 6
1970 … … 97 87 10
1971 … … 97 87 10
1972 … … 79 72 7
1973 … … 90 82 8
* Mainly persons under the age of 18 sentenced under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 to be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure.
what was the total cost of counting the votes at each of the General Elections of February and October 1974, respectively.

Mr. Dell:

I have been asked to reply.

This information is not available separately from the other costs of clerical and other assistance employed by returning officers; nor have all the claims in respect of the General Elections of February and October 1974 yet been received by the Treasury from the acting returning officers.