§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many armed robberies were carried out in (a) 1974, (b) 1975 and (c) 1976.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe information is as follows:
NUMBERS OF ROBBERIES RECORDED IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN WHICH FIREARMS WERE USED OR CARRIED Firearms used Firearms found to have been carried but not used 1974 645 18 1975 949 27 1976 1,068 44 Numbers of robberies involving other arms are not available.