§ Mr. T. A. LEWISasked the Secretary of State for War how many of the soldiers now serving terms of imprisonment were convicted of purely military offences?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONThere are at present 172 soldiers in civil prisons undergoing sentences of penal servitude for military offences. As has been frequently stated there are no soldiers in civil prisons in this country undergoing sentences of imprisonment for military offences.