§ 15. Mr. T. COOKasked the Home Secretary if he is aware that the police held up the traffic for a considerable time for the purpose of cinematograph acting in Avenue Road, St. John's Wood, on the morning of Saturday, 6th May; and will he give instructions against a repetition of this practice?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am informed by the Commissioner of Police that, on the occasion in question, traffic was held up three times for not more than one minute each time. It is not the practice to prohibit the taking of films in streets, provided that due regard is paid to the convenience and safety of the public, and that no serious obstruction is caused, and I am informed that the police found no ground in this case for asking that the project should be abandoned.
§ Mr. GLOSSOPMight I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether there is any truth in the statement published in the Press that one of the persons held up in that block travelled at an average of 43 miles an hour between London and Norfolk, and whether there is any truth in the statement that pigeons fly faster than motor cars?