§ Mr. Nairnasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the petition from the inhabitants of Irvine relating to the case of William Jordan; and what reply he is making.
§ Mr. J. S. MaclayI have asked my hon. Friend to inform the petitioners that I have considered their petition but have no power to reopen the proceedings in a criminal trial or to substitute a more severe sentence for that imposed by the Court.