§ Mr. RENNIE SMITHasked the Home Secretary the number of persons sentenced to death, and whether men or women, each year since 1800; and the number of cases each in which the death penalty has been exacted?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI regret that I am not in a position to furnish the information asked for; but I can furnish 2057W the following figures for the years 1901 to 1924, inclusive:
STATEMENT of the Numbers of Men and Women sentenced to Death in England and Wales from 1901 to 1924 inclusive, with the Numbers executed. Year. Persons sentenced. Persons executed. Men. Women. Men. Women. 1901 … 26 2 15 — 1902 … 28 5 22 — 1903 … 37 4 24 3 1904 … 26 9 16 — 1905 … 31 1 17 — 1906 … 24 3 9 — 1907 … 20 1 9 1 1908 … 23 2 13 — 1909 … 27 4 18 — 1910 … 24 4 16 — 1911 … 26* 5 16 — 1912 … 24 1 13 — 1913 … 24 4 16 — 1914 … 21*† 3 14 — 1915 … 18‡ 3 12 — 1916 … 12 5 8 — 1917 … 14‡ 2 9 — 1918 … 17 7 10 — 1919 … 19 5 12 — 1920 … 32 3 21 — 1921 … 10 3 5 — 1922 … 30‡ 4 20 1 1923 … 19 2 11 — 1924 … 13‡ 1 9 — * One conviction quashed on appeal. † One sentence quashed on appeal and prisoner ordered to be detained as a criminal lunatic. ‡ One conviction quashed on appeal, a verdict of manslaughter being substituted.