§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the police have made any inquiries in reference to their published list of trading firms, against which frequent complaints have been made; and, if so, will he say what the result of such inquiries have been; how many firms are set out in the Police Gazette as suspicious; are any of these Irish; and, in view of the constant frauds perpetrated on the public, will he publish the trading names of the firms involved so as to limit their operations.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.In every instance the police make inquiries before including firms or associations in the list of doubtful traders which appears in the Police Gazette. It would not be advisable to state the result of such inquiries, or to publish either the names of, or any particulars concerning, trading firms or associations so included.
§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYCan I have a copy of the Gazette? Would not the publication of the information asked for lead to the prevention of crime?
§ MR. GLADSTONEI am afraid I can add nothing to what I have said. The matter is being carefully considered.