Captain HALLasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, seeing that flogging has been abolished in the Navy as a punishment for men, if, and when, it will be abolished as a punishment for youths up to the age of 18?
Mr. ALEXANDERFlogging in the Navy is entirely prohibited by Admiralty Order. If my hon. and gallant Friend refers to birching, I may say that no case has occurred for more than two years. This punishment is only ordered after court martial and in a particular class of crime, and at present I have no evidence to justify its abolition.