Mr. Brookesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT those crimes for which a guilty person can still be executed.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganIn England and Wales the death penalty still applies to offences of treason under the Treason284W Acts; piracy with violence under the Piracy Act, 1837; arson in dockyards and arsenals under the Dockyards etc. Protection Act, 1772; and certain naval and military offences under the Navy Discipline Act, 1957, the Army Act, 1955. and the Air Force Act, 1955.