§ Mr. KINGasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male and female persons have in each of the ten years last past been sentenced to death in England or Wales for offences committed when of or over the age of sixteen and under the age of nineteen; and whether in any such case the sentence was carried into effect?
§ Sir J. SIMONDuring these years sentence of death has been passed on six male prisoners over sixteen and under nineteen years of age; in no case was the sentence carried into effect, and there has been no case of a female prisoner of that age being sentenced to death.
§ Mr. KINGasked the Secretary for Scotland how many male and female persons have in each of the ten years last past been sentenced to death in Scotland for offences committed when of or over the age of sixteen and under the age of nineteen; and whether in any such case the sentence was carried into effect?
§ Mr. KINGalso asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland how many male and female persons have in each of the ten years last past been sentenced to death in Ireland for offences committed when of or over the age of sixteen and under the age of nineteen; and whether in any such case the sentence was carried into effect?
§ Mr. BIRRELLNo persons have been sentenced to death in Ireland during the last ten years for offences committed when of or over the age of sixteen and under the age of nineteen.