Orders of the Day — Deserters from Armed Forces

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 13 Mai 1947.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr Albert Alexander Mr Albert Alexander , Sheffield, Hillsborough 12:00, 13 Mai 1947

I take the point the hon. Gentleman makes on that. I will have that examined, with a view to seeing whether past sentences during the war and in the immediate postwar period should be reviewed. I would only say that they have been constantly reviewed by the service authorities and in many cases have been the subject of substantial remissions.