§ Mr. LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish(a) the establishment level and (b) the actual strength of the police forces of England and Wales for each year from 1974–75 to date.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI will write to the hon. Member.
Table 1 Domestic homicide indictments 1982 to 1989 (including lover, former lover etc.) England and Wales Number of persons Indictment 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Total Women Murder 16 18 21 18 21 23 23 24 164 Manslaughter 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 13