§ 58. Mr. WATTasked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that a man called John M'Lean, a graduate of Glasgow University, has been arrested in Glasgow on a charge of making certain speeches in which harsh things were said of the present Coalition Government; whether he has been handed over by the police authorities to the military authorities for trial; if so, whether his Department is responsible for this handing over for military trial; and whether it has up till now been the practice in this country to courtmartial members of the public for making strong speeches?
Mr. McKINNON WOODIn regard to the two earlier parts of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Lord Advocate to the Member for East Edinburgh on the 17th of February. The answers to the two latter parts of the question are in the negative.