§ MR. J. F. HOGAN (Tipperary, Mid)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will consider the propriety of framing a fresh regulation with respect to Sunday gatherings in Hyde Park, which, while not interfering with legitimate and bonâ fide public meetings for the discussion of public questions, will put a stop to the blasphemous utterances and the performances for personal profit that have been permitted in the park on Sunday afternoons for some time past?
§ *SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYYes, Sir; I am considering with my right hon. Friend the First Commissioner of Works and with the Law Officers of the Crown the possibility of framing such a rule, but it is a matter which presents considerable difficulties.
§ MR. WILLIAM REDMOND (Clare, E.)Can the right hon. Gentleman say when this decision may be arrived at?
§ *SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYI cannot say that. It will take some time, as the difficulties are very considerable.