§ Mr. HOHLERasked the Home Secretary whether he will now give the name, date, and particulars of the case that occurred within the last two or three years similar to that of Sydney Beal, who was hanged at the age of nineteen years, though strongly recommended to mercy by the jury who tried him?
§ Mr. McKENNABeal was twenty years of age when he was executed. Cases of prisoners under twenty years of age who were executed, although recommended to mercy, occurred in 1911, 1909, and 1906. I do not think it would be desirable to discuss the reasons which led to the refusal to advise the exercise of the Prerogative in those cases—such discussion has always been deprecated—but I will privately give the hon. Member the names and particulars if he so desires.