§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been initiated under the Incitement to Disaffection Act for each of the years 1964 to 1974; and what sentences were imposed or conviction in each case.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonTwo persons were tried at the Crown court in 1972. One was acquitted; the other was acquitted on two charges and sentenced to two years' imprisonment on each of two further charges. There were no other prosecutions in the years 1964–73; no statistics are yet available for 1974.