§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he has made in ensuring that
In-patient discharges from Scottish hospitals with a diagnosis of injury (excluding death) resulting from an assault by a cutting or piercing instrument Number of victims of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in which a knife or sharp instrument was used Total 1991 1,208 34 1,242 1992 1,486 70 1,556 1993 988 44 1,032 1994 1,191 58 1,249 1995 1,526 59 1,585 Total 6,399 265 6,664