§ 60. Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in view of the general public opinion in favour of re-introduction of corporal punishment for crimes of violence, and the increase in the number of attacks on the police, bank officials, wage collectors, Post Office servants and jewellers, why Her Majesty's Government have not introduced legislation to this effect; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrookeThe penalties available to the courts for dealing with these offences are already fully adequate. I see no reason to differ from the strong view of the Advisory Council on the Treatment of Offenders that the reintroduction of corporal punishment would not be the right remedy.