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Mr. Norman Fowler
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many armed robberies were carried out in (a) 1974, (b) 1975 and (c) 1976.
Mr. Merlyn Rees
The information is as follows:
| NUMBERS OF ROBBERIES RECORDED IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN WHICH FIREARMS WERE USED OR CARRIED | ||
| Firearms used | Firearms found to have been carried but not used | |
| 1974 | 645 | 18 |
| 1975 | 949 | 27 |
| 1976 | 1,068 | 44 |