§ 12. Miss WILKINSONasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the refusal of certain English hotels to accept coloured guests even when they have space at liberty; and whether, since this is causing indignation 333 among coloured peoples in the Empire, he will consider the issuing of regulations making it an offence under the Licensing Laws for proprietors of licensed hotel premises in Britain to refuse to let rooms to coloured people?
§ Mr. CLYNESI have no power to issue any such regulations.
§ Miss WILKINSONIs it not the case that proprietors of licensed premises are bound to give food and shelter to anyone demanding it?
§ Mr. CLYNESOn that point, I would like to have had notice. But probably the attention which has now been drawn to this matter may have some effect on the particular houses concerned.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYHas the right hon. Gentleman no power in regard to hotels recommended for international conferences, and could not a black list be kept of those hotels, and delegates recommended not to use them?
§ Mr. CLYNESI can only say, without further notice, that I have no power to issue the instructions referred to in the question.