HL Deb 12 November 2001 vol 628 c56WA
Lord Carlile of Berriew

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which criminal offences, if any, still attract the death penalty; and how many prosecutions for treason have occurred since 1900 other than when the United Kingdom was at war with a foreign sovereign state. [HL1120]

Lord Rooker

The death penalty is no longer available for any criminal offences. Figures show that for the period 1900 to 2000, but excluding 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945, there were 43 prosecutions for treason offences: 32 were for treason felony and the remaining 11 were for high treason and other offences against treason Acts.