Prosecutions

24.

Mr. Rhys Davies
asked the Home Secretary the number, up to the last available date, of persons prosecuted for violating the several regulations covering air-raid precautions, Civil Defence, fire-watching and kindred services; and how many have been imprisoned, male and female, respectively?

Mr. H. Morrison
I regret that the information asked for is not available, and, in view of the pressure upon local authorities and their staffs, I should not feel justified in asking them to prepare statistics of this nature.

Mr. Davies
Is it intended to publish these figures when the situation has eased?

Mr. Morrison
I could not say. I do not know whether the records will exist.