§ MR. SCOTT-MONTAGU (Hampshire, New Forest)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the recent accident near Petersfield, in which a naval officer riding a motor-bicycle was knocked down by a cart, which was immediately driven away by the man in charge, while the officer lay stunned and wounded on the ground; whether any steps have been taken to ascertain the identity of the cart.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. AKERS-DOUGLAS, Kent, St. Augustine's)Yes, Sir; and I have obtained a report upon the case from the Hampshire police. I find that the identity of the driver and of the cart has been ascertained, and that inquiries are being made by the police with a view to proceedings being taken against the driver for an offence under the Highway Act.