HC Deb 01 February 1966 vol 723 c206W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the number of people sentenced to death, and the number subsequently reprieved, in the past 10 years in each of the British Colonies in the Caribbean.

Mrs. White

pursuant to the reply given by Mr. GREENWOOD [OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th December, 1965 Vol. 722, c. 216] supplied the following information:

The number of persons sentenced to death, and the number subsequently reprieved in the last ten years in each Colony in the Caribbean is shown in the following table:—

Colony Sentenced Reprieved
Antigua* 10 4
Barbados 21 9
British Honduras 20 2
British Guiana* 27 9
British Virgin Islands None None
Cayman Islands None None
Dominica 7 5
Grenada 6 4
Montserrat* 2 None
St. Kitts* 11 2
St. Lucia 6 4
St. Vincent 8 4
Turks and Caicos Islands 1 1
* At the end of 1965 appeals were pending, 2 in Antigua, 3 in British Guiana, 1 in Montserrat and 1 in St. Kitts.