§ 43. Mr. JOWETTasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been drawn to a statement made by an eyewitness that on the 24th July last Miss Margaret McMillan, who was waiting in or about St. Stephen's Hall to see what would happen to a deputation of suffragists, was kicked and shaken and flung down a flight of steps by the police; 1760 and if he has inquired into the truth of this statement and, if so, what is the result of his inquiries?
§ Mr. McKENNACareful inquiry has been made by the Commissioner of Police into these allegations, and he finds that there is no truth in the statement that Miss McMillan was kicked, shaken, or flung down a flight of steps by the police. One woman in the crowd, who may have been Miss McMillan, was seen to fall on the steps, but she was not pushed by any constable. She has made no complaint to the Home Office or to the Commissioner of Police.