§ Mrs. L. Jegerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many children in Cyprus have been sentenced to whipping since the emergency; and the ages of the children concerned.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 27th June, 1956; Vol. 555, c. 45–6], supplied the following information:
Since the declaration of the emergency in Cyprus, 118 persons under 18 years of age have been sentenced to whipping. Of these 13 were under 14 years of age and the remainder were between the ages of 14 and 18. The total number of sentences so far carried out is 96.