§ MR. BARTLEYOn behalf of the hon. Member for Preston (Mr. Hanbury), I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the disturbances and arrests on consecutive Sundays by attempted meetings at Trafalgar Square; and whether he proposes to make any alterations in the Rules of such meetings, to prevent loss and inconvenience to the adjacent inhabitants?
§ MR. ASQUITHI am informed by the police that there was no disorder of any moment in Trafalgar Square on the consecutive Sundays referred to. Two men in all were taken into custody on December 3 and December 17 for disorderly conduct in the streets. There have been no other arrests. I have received no complaint of any kind from any of the inhabitants in the Square or its neighbourhood of any loss or inconvenience, and I see no reason for altering the existing Regulations, which have worked quite satisfactorily.