HC Deb 31 July 1939 vol 350 cc1979-80W
Mr. Thorne

asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the case of a man who was convicted at the South-West London Police Court on Thursday last for stealing from a woman a handbag; whether he has seen the evidence that the man had for the past eight years worked for a news-reporting agency, Fleet Street, 80 hours per week for £2 per week, and the comments of the magistrate thereon; and, in view of these circumstances and of the man's excellent character, will he remit this man's sentence?

Mr. Peake

My right hon. Friend has caused inquiries to be made and is informed that the magistrate decided to bind this man over in his own recognisances for a period of 12 months and placed him under the supervision of a probation officer, who will endeavour to find more remunerative employment for him. No question arises in this case of remitting a sentence as the man has not been sentenced.