asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will bring up to date the figures showing the total number of persons convicted under Section 1 of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act, 1953, sent to the hon. Member for Rye in reply to a Question on 12th February, 1969.

The latest available information is as follows:having been convicted of crimes would have been detained in any case, had a crime not been committeed, on account of mental abnormality.

I regret that this information is not available.