HC Deb 12 June 1952 vol 502 cc49-50W
90. Sir H. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of cases of cruelty by juveniles against animals; and, in view of this, whether he will consider the re-introduction of birching for boys.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

No. There is no evidence of any general increase in the number of cases or in the degree of cruelty.