18. Mr. FREDERICK HALL (Dulwich)asked if the regulations as to the management of Hyde Park preclude its use for operations by mounted troops; if so, whether the regulations have ever been waived; if so, on what occasions; and whether the regulations made by the Office of Works for the control of places under its direction apply to Government Departments as well as to the general public?
Mr. BENNThe rules for Hyde Park provide that no unauthorised person may drill; permission is not granted for mounted troops to use the park for their operations, and no exception is made. The rules for the Royal Parks and open spaces in the charge of the Office of Works apply in practice to Government Departments as well as the general public.