§ Mr. Squireasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out in a table a statistical analysis of the sentences passed on those found guilty of murder in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MellorInformation on all persons convicted of murder is published in table 4.8 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1983" (Cmnd. 9349).
§ Mr. Squireasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been charged with murder in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MellorInformation on the number of persons indicted for murder is published in table 4.7 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1983" (Cmnd. 9349).
§ Mr. Squireasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been found guilty of murder in each of the last five years; and, in each year, how many of those convicted had a family relationship with the deceased.
§ Mr. MellorThe information available is summarised in the following table: 233W
Persons found guilty of homiside by relationship to victim England and Wales 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983* Murder Family 35 28 39 34 37 Not family 134 111 125 127 63 Total 169 139 164 161 100 All offences of homicide Family 184 162 176 163 143 Not family 291 260 269 273 158 Total 475 422 445 436 301 * As at 1 June 1984; figures for 1983 are incomplete.