HC Deb 12 May 1924 vol 173 cc911-2
83. Major KINDERSLEY

asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been railed to certain photographs of digging operations and other investigations by the police in connection with an alleged murder near Eastbourne which have appeared in the Press, and under whose authority such photographs were taken and published?

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE REVENUE, 1923–24 AND 1924–25.
Head of Duty. Approximate Receipts, 1923–24. Estimate 1924–25 on pre-Budget basis. Budget Estimate for 1924–25.
£1,000 £1,000 £1,000
Spirits, Imported C 8,885 8,500 8,500
Spirits, Home-made E 45,121 44,500 44,500
Total Spirits 54,006 53,000 53,000
Beer, Imported C 5,591 5,700 5,700
Beer, Home-made E 76,112 75,300 75,300
Total Beer 81,703 81,000 81,000

Mr. DAVIES

No authority is required by the Press for taking and publishing photographs of current events.

Major KINDERSLEY

Does the hon. Member think that it is in the public interest that where the police have control of premises, as they presumably have, that they should allow the Press to come in and take these ghoulish pictures and publish them in the newspapers; and will he take steps to see that where the police have control this is not done?

Mr. DAVIES

I will convey that question to my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.

Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

Is the hon. Member aware that there have been unseemly scenes at the place of this exhumation by the gathering of large crowds?

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