§ Brigadier Medlicottasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give consideration to an amendment of the law to enable juries in criminal cases to base their verdict on a majority decision of not less than nine to three except in capital cases.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeSuch a departure from the practice which is traditional in England and Wales would require the most careful examination, and at present I cannot say more than that I have taken note of the suggestion.