HC Deb 26 November 1925 vol 188 cc1577-8
27. Mr. CAMPBELL

asked the Home Secretary whether police Regulations permit the issue of orders that, on Armistice Day, no poppies shall be sold except for the benefit of the British Legion funds?

Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSON

The answer is in the negative.

Major COHEN

Is not Poppy Day suffering considerably from such unfair competition, and will the hon. Gentleman give all the help he can next year to prevent these poppies coming in?

Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSON

The difficulty is in the question which would cover the sale of poppies in shops and by flower sellers in the street?

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