HC Deb 09 May 1916 vol 82 cc454-5
Sir A. MARKHAM

Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether he is aware of the grave concern felt in the county of Nottingham owing to the very grave losses which the Sherwood Foresters have suffered in Ireland?

Sir F. BANBURY

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that during the outbreak two officers and a policeman, who were motoring to Dublin, were stopped, taken unarmed, put against a wall, and shot; that two were killed, and the policeman fell against the third and knocked him down, so that he—the only survivor—was only shot in the lung and not killed; and whether, under the circumstances, justice ought not to be meted out to these murderers?

The PRIME MINISTER

I will inquire into the case mentioned by the hon. and learned Gentleman (Mr. T. M. Healy). In regard to the question put by my hon. Friend (Mr. Holt) I may say that no one is more anxious than I am, as I said yesterday, that there should be no undue severity in the execution of the law.

I may perhaps take the opportunity of answering a question put by the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy (Sir H. Dalziel) as to the casualties sustained by His Majesty's troops, the Royal Irish Constabulary, and other forces during the outbreak in Ireland. They are as follows:

Killed. Wounded. Missing.
MILITARY.
Officers.
17 46 0
Other Ranks.
86 311 9
ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY.
12 23 0
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE.
3 3 0
ROYAL NAVY.
1 2 0
LOYAL VOLUNTEERS.
5 3 0
124 388 9

This makes a total of 521.

Mr. BYRNE

You ought to shoot Carson for that.