§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Home Secretary in how many cases, in executions in the prisons in England and Wales during the last five years, the executed person's heart action continued for one minute or longer after the drop; and in how many instances during the same period there have been of the heart's action continuing for as long as 15 minutes?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThis information is not available. I am advised that in judicial execution unconsciousness is instantaneous.