HC Deb 19 June 1951 vol 489 cc234-5
44. Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the sentences of the courts-martial in the case of the soldiers who recently escaped from Maryhill Barracks have yet been confirmed.

Mr. Strachey

Yes, Sir.

Mr. Hughes

Would my right hon. Friend give due consideration to the representations by the officer for the defence that mutiny was rather a harsh charge for these young men? Will the soldier who was sentenced to three years be taken back to the Army after his sentence is completed?

Mr. Strachey

All the factors were taken into consideration, of course.