§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the maximum and minimum penalties for the crime of arson; how they compare with the penalties for causing explosions; and whether they consider that the penalties for arson should be strengthened.
§ Lord BelsteadThe maximum penalty for arson is already life imprisonment, as it is for causing explosions, so that the question of strengthening the penalty does not arise. Minimum penalties are not a feature of our criminal law.