§ 69. Commander FANSHAWEasked the Home Secretary how many prosecustions of miners have taken place in Warwickshire both under the Emergency Regulations and the ordinary law; and how many miners have been imprisoned on account of these prosecutions?
§ 72. Mr. LAWSONasked the Home Secretary how many prosecutions in connection with the mining dispute there have been under the common law during June and July in the mining area of Warwickshire?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir W. Joynson-Hicks)The total number of persons prosecuted in Warwickshire for offences connected with the industrial dispute between 8th May and 31st July is 67–21 in May, 26 in June, and 20 in July. The total number of miners prosecuted is 48. The total number of persons sent to prison is 16, of whom 12 were miners. In July there was only one prosecution which resulted in imprisonment.
§ Mr. TAYLORDo the figures just given include convictions under the old 18th century Act?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSYes, they include all convictions both under the old Act and under the Emergency Regulations.
§ Mr. BUCHANANWill the right hon. Gentleman state the number prosecuted under the Common Law and under the Emergency Powers Act?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSNo, I have the number under the Emergency Powers Act in Warwickshire for July, but I have not the differentiation between the Emergency Powers Act and the old Act.
§ Mr. BUCHANANThat is what is asked in the question.
Captain HOPEIs it not a fact that the relations between the police and the miners in Warwickshire during the whole of the dispute have been excellent all through and that all the complaints have been engineered by the circumstances which has been there in the past 10 days?