§ 135. Mr. Awberyasked the Attorney-General what is the longest period a person has served in prison as a penalty for contempt of court; and, in view of the fact that there is no limit to the period of committal which can be imposed by a judge for a person to purge his contempt, and that there is no appeal against such a committal, if he will give this matter consideration with a view to a change in the law which will meet present circumstances.
§ The Attorney-GeneralDuring the period for which records are readily available the longest term served by a contempt prisoner is two years and eleven months, between 1942 and 1945. I can hold out no hope of any alteration of the law on this point.