§ Mr. BYLESasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many ladies have been sent to prison for offences in connection with the suffrage agitation, differentiating between those who have been sent for refusing to enter into recognizances for good behaviour or for attending unlawful assemblies, and those who have been sentenced for acts of violence, such as assaulting the police or breaking windows?
§ Mr. GLADSTONEThe numbers are as follows:—
For refusing to enter into recognizances for good behaviour, or for attending unlawful assemblies 156 For acts of violence, such as assaulting the police or breaking windows 195 Total 351 These numbers are the totals of committals. In many cases the same person has been committed more than once.