§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what progress has been made by the Law Commission since 17 December 1990 in examining the law in relation to treason, treason felony and piracy; what recommendations have been made concerning the continued existence of the death penalty for these offences; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Statute Law Repeals Act 1993, which implemented recommendations of the Law Commissions in their joint reports,"Statute Law Revision: Fourteenth Report" (Law Com. No. 211, Scot. Law Corn. No. 140, Cm. 2176), repealed among other obsolete measures the Piracy Acts of 1698, 1721 and 1744. The Law Commission has made no recommendations in this area other than those in this report.