§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Attorney-General if he will list the cases brought under the incitement to Disaffection Act 1934 since its enactment and state in which of those cases the prosecution was successful and in which cases a charge of conspiracy to contravene the Act was brought.
§ The Attorney-GeneralDuring the last 10 years there have been three prosecutions for offences under the Act. In one case, in 1972, the defendant was acquitted. In another case, in the same year, the defendant was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. In the third case, in 1974, the defendant was convicted and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, but, in appeal, the sentence was reduced to permit immediate discharge. In none of these cases was there any charge of conspiracy to contravene the Act. Three other cases are now pending. The records for the period prior to 1965 are not readily available.