HC Deb 28 January 1897 vol 45 cc690-1
MR. MACNETLL

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, having regard to the approaching celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the accession of the Queen to the Throne, the Government will consider the question of recommending to Her Majesty to signalise that commemoration by the granting of an amnesty to political offenders still undergoing terms of imprisonment under the Treason-felony or other Acts?

THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY

As the hon. Member is aware, I have never admitted any distinction between persons convicted under the Treason-felony Act or the Explosives Act and other long-sentence prisoners. ["Hear."]