§ Miss WILKINSONasked the Home Secretary how many persons have been arrested, how many have been sentenced to fines, and how many to imprisonment, for alleged offences in connection with the general strike and the dispute in the coal-mining industry from the 1st May to the 30th June; how many of these were women; and how many cases under each head occurred in Middlesbrough?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSCertain figures for the whole country were given in the course of the Debates of 2nd June and 5th July on the Emergency Regulations, and, as was explained to the hon. and gallant Member for Central Hull on the 17th June and to the hon. Member for Doncaster on the 1st July, the question of collecting figures for the whole period of 241W the stoppage will be considered when the stoppage comes to an end. As regards Middlesbrough, proceedings have been taken against 13 persons, none of whom were women. Eight were sentenced to imprisonment, but in one case there was a successful appeal. Two were fined. Two were discharged with cautions. One case was adjourned, the lad concerned being recalled to an industrial school for three months.