HC Deb 07 December 1932 vol 272 cc1613-4
48. Mr. LEWIS

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will cause inquiry to be made into the circumstances under which the body of the late H. E. Smith, of Chapel Road, Lang-ham, Essex, was left lying in a barn for five days awaiting the presence of the coroner?

The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Gilmour)

I have received a report from the deputy-coroner, and I shall be glad to discuss the matter with my hon. Friend.