HC Deb 23 April 1953 vol 514 c1394
40. Colonel Gomme-Duncan

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment how many prosecutions have taken place since 1945, under the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, for selling tobacco to young persons under 16 years of age; and in how many cases con victions were obtained.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

As the answer includes a number of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the figures:

The following table shows the number of persons prosecuted in England and Wales for offences against Section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, and the number of persons found guilty of such offences during the years 1945 to 1952:

— Persons prosecuted Persons found guilty
1945 … … 26 26
1946 … … 13 9
1947 … … 16 15
1948 … … 17 17
1949 … … 8 8
1950 … … 14 14
1951 … … 25 24
1952 … … 49 48
168 161