THE MARQUESS OF CARMARTHEN (Brixton)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has caused inquiries to be made among the Coroners of Great Britain as to the number of deaths caused 885 by revolvers; and if so, whether he will communicate the result of those inquiries to the House?
§ MR. ASQUITHYes, I have caused such inquiries to be made, and have received a good deal of useful information from Coroners in England and Wales to whom application was made. I hope that all the replies to my Circular will be in shortly, and then, the information being complete, the question of laying it on the Table of the House will be fully considered.
THE MARQUESS OF CARMARTHENWill the right hon. Gentleman obtain information, not only as to the deaths, but as to the injuries inflicted?
§ MR. ASQUITHIt is much more difficult to get authentic information as to the injuries.
§ MR. WHARTON (Ripon)Cannot the right hon. Gentleman get the Returns of cases tried in Court in which injuries were inflicted with revolvers?
§ MR. ASQUITHI will consider that.
§ MR. WEBB (Waterford, W.)Can similar Returns be obtained for Ireland?
§ MR. ASQUITHThat is a question for the Chief Secretary to answer.