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Mr. Dubs
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inquests there have been in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; and how many of them were held with a jury.
Mr. Raison
The information is as follows:
| Year | Number of inquests | Thousands Of which, number of inquests with a jury |
| 1970 | 24·8 | 8·0 |
| 1971 | 24·4 | 7·8 |
| 1972 | 24·2 | 7·5 |
| 1973 | 24·6 | 7·6 |
| 1974 | 23·8 | 7·2 |
| 1975 | 23·4 | 6·6 |
| 1976 | 23·4 | 6·7 |
| 1977 | 22·7 | 6·0 |
| 1978* | 23·6 | 1·1 |
| 1979* | 23·7 | 0·9 |
| * Section 56 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, which came into force on 1 January 1978, abolished the mandatory jury in cases of homicide and road traffic deaths. | ||