HC Deb 07 February 1902 vol 102 c664
MR. CORRIE GRANT (Warwickshire, Rugby)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, whether he can state the number of British subjects in Cape Colony who have been imprisoned under martial law in 1901, the total number of those so sentenced now in prison, and how many of those persons now in prison are still untried.

MR. BRODRICK

Full returns of the trials under martial law have been already called for, but are not yet to hand.

MR. CORRIE GRANT

[rising at end of Question]: When will the promised Return be laid before the House?

MR. BRODRICK

I hope to have the Returns shortly, I cannot fix the date.

MR. CORRIE GRANT

The right hon. Gentleman has not answered the last part of my Question as to how many persons are still untried.

* MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! These Questions should have been asked, if at all, at the time the Question on the Paper was answered.

MR. CORRIE GRANT

I did rise to put them, Sir, but you called on the next Question.