§ 25. Mr. COCKSasked the Home Secretary by whom he was consulted as to the giving of his approval to the application for process by the Director of Public Prosecutions against Mr. Tom Mann and Mr. Emrhys Llewellyn; and upon what date?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe hon. Member appears to be under some misapprehension. The Home Secretary is generally responsible for the maintenance of law and order, particularly in the Metropolis, and it was accordingly, my duty to consider what steps ought to be taken to guard against breaches of the law which seemed likely to result from the proceedings of a body of which the two individuals in question were responsible officials. I therefore referred the matter in the ordinary course to the Director of Public Prosecutions who, after considering the available evidence and with the approval of the Attorney-General, applied to the chief magistrate for process against the persons concerned.