§ Captain F. Noel-Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that an administrative Order has been made in the Sudan which, in civil cases, restricts flogging to offences for which flogging would be administered in Britain; and whether he will take steps to see that the penal code is brought into line with this Order.
Mr. Noel-BakerI am inquiring of the Acting Governor-General of the Sudan whether such an administrative Order 171W has been made and I will write to my hon. Friend when I receive his reply. As regards the second part of the Question, it is not open to His Majesty's Government alone to give assurances on matters affecting the administration of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. I will, however, be glad to bring my hon. Friend's inquiry to the attention of the Governor-General.