§ CAPTAIN NAYLOR-LEYLAND (Colchester)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will explain on what grounds the Colchester and District Trades and Labour Council were refused permission to hold a demonstration on the Abbey Field at Colchester upon Sunday, 14th May, while the Primitive Methodists were allowed to use the ground for a similar purpose some few weeks since; and is there any good reason why the ground should not be 1364 available for all public demonstrations' irrespective of both party and creed, upon those days when it is not required for military purposes?
§ *MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANThe Abbey Field at Colchester lies between the huts and the permanent barracks, and is the drill ground of the troops. I think that there are very obvious objections to a field so situated being used for demonstrations on political and controversial subjects. The meeting held by the Primitive Methodists was simply a religious service.