§ Mr. TebbitTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons convicted of(a) murder and (b) other acts of homicide since the ending of capital punishment have committed a further act of homicide subsequent to their release from imprisonment.
§ 22. Mr. John Patten[holding answer 11 July 1990]: The total number of persons convicted of murder or manslaughter, including those who committed their second offence before release from prison or hospital, is published annually in table 4.10 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", copies of which are available in the Library.
The information requested is: (a) 6; (b)