§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will immediately introduce flogging as a punishment for violent personal attacks on police officers on duty as is the case with police officers working in prisons, in view of the fact that public opinion is strongly in favour of this; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir F. SoskiceAs I said in reply to a Question by the hon. Member on 18th November. I have no intention of proposing legislation to re-introduce corporal punishment as a judicial penalty for any offence.