§ Mr. DAYasked the Home Secretary whether he can state the number of prosecutions and convictions that have taken place during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date in courts of summary jurisdiction for various non-indictable offences under the Firearms Act of 1920; and can he give particulars?
§ Mr. CLYNESThe provisional figures for the year ended 31st December, 1929, show that there were 386 prosecutions, resulting in 290 convictions, in courts of summary jurisdiction in England and Wales for non-indictable offences under the Firearms Act, 1920. More detailed particulars are not available.