§ 9. Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the Home Secretary whether he will furnish a Return showing the total number of persons prosecuted, together with the number of convictions, under the Emergency Powers Act and Regulations since the beginning of the present state of emergency, the Return showing also the number prosecuted and convicted for each of the main types of offence?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe latest available return giving the desired details covers the period to 16th October last, and I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures up to that date. I am obtaining further figures for the last four weeks; and will give them to the House next week.
§ Mr. BATEYWhen the right hon. Gentleman issues the Report, will he try to state how many convictions have taken place when coalowners were on the Bench?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have not got that information, and it would cause a tremendous lot of work to get it. I am afraid that I might have to demand to know who was on the Bench when cases were dismissed.
§ Colonel DAYDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider it fair for coal-owners or any one in the coal industry to try people in such cases?
§ Mr. BUCHANANWill the Home Secretary try to get a return showing the nature of the employment of persons convicted, and showing whether there are any coalowners or servants of the coalowners among the convicted persons?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI must ask the House to wait and see the figures which I can give. If they want any further figures that I can reasonably get I will get them. But a statement of that kind, applying to over 2,000 cases since
| EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, 1926. | |||||
| Proceedings thereunder to 16th October, 1926. | |||||
| Regulation. | Number of Persons Prosecuted. | Results of Prosecution. | |||
| Convicted. | Dealt with under Probatin of Offenders Act. | Dismissed or Withdrawn. | Pending. | ||
| 19 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 20 | 817 | 543 | 103 | 171 | — |
| 21 | 1,235 | 785 | 162 | 204 | 84 |
| 22 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 28 | 85 | 71 | 2 | 12 | — |
| 34 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | — |
| Coal (Emergency) Ddirections. | 454 | 271 | 91 | 72 | 17 |
| Total | 2,684 | 1,726 | 381 | 475 | 102 |