asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of violent crimes against the person under their appropriate headings, including murder, committed in the city of Manchester for each of the calendar years 1970 to 1981 inclusive and the number of convictions secured.

The information readily available is for Greater Manchester police force area for the period since the local authority reorganisation ie 1975–80 and has been published annually in Criminal Statistics, England and Wales (eg tables S.3.1, S.3.2(A) and S 3.4(A) of Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, supplementary tables 1980, vol. 3).