HC Deb 05 March 1925 vol 181 c677W
Mr. SCURR

asked the Home Secretary how many persons under the age of 21 years have, during the last 20 years, been sentenced to death; and in how many cases the sentence has been carried out?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

During the last 20 years, 40 persons who were on conviction less than 21 years of age have been sentenced to death in England and Wales, and in 14 cases the sentence has been carried out.