HC Deb 03 November 1937 vol 328 c951W
Marquess of Clydesdale

asked the Home Secretary whether he will state the number of birchings that have been ordered during the last 12 months in England affecting children under 16 years of age?

Sir S. Hoare

During the year 1936, 165 boys under 14 years of age were sentenced by courts of summary jurisdiction in England and Wales. Figures for 1937 are not yet available.