HC Deb 27 November 1952 vol 508 cc77-8W
76. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the Report of the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment which was appointed in 1949.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

I understand that the Report is likely to be presented within the next few months.

77. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to examine and improve the law relating to the liability of insane persons for criminal acts.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

This is a question which the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment, appointed in 1949, have had under consideration. They will

date; and what was the number of such offences for the two previous six-months periods, respectively.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

The latest period of six months for which provisional statistics are available is January to June, 1952. The following table shows the number of indictable offences involving violence to the person known to the police during this period and during the two preceding periods of six months:—

no doubt include observations on it in their Report, which is likely to be available within the next few months.