§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for obscenity have been initiated since the passing of the Obscene Publications Act 1959; and how many have succeeded.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe available information is as follows:
OFFENCES UNDER THE OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS ACTS 1959–64 ENGLAND AND WALES Year Persons proceeded against Persons found guilty 1966 115 92 1967 105 91 1968 124 109 1969 116 113 1970 163 147 1971 211 196 1972 244 216 1973 326 251 1974 434 * * Not yet available. Comparable figures for years before 1966 are not available.
Information relating to 1975, and the number of persons found guilty in 1974, are not yet available.
§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been taken out against cinemas for showing indecent films since 1965; and how many cinemas have been prosecuted for showing indecent publicity material since 1965.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonI regret that the information is not available from statistics collected by the Home Office. I
INDICTABLE OFFENCES OF WOUNDING AND ASSAULT RECORDED AS KNOWN TO THE POLICE—HERTFORDSHIRE Year Wounding or other act of endangering life Other wounding etc. Assault Total 1973 … … 19 669 — 688 1974 … … 25 743 — 768 Figures for 1975 are not yet available.