§ 5. Mr: DORANasked the Home Secretary whether investigation has been made into the circumstances attending the death of Private Arthur Pass, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, at Bayswater; whether any arrests have been made in connection therewith; and also whether any effort has been made to arrest the members of the Notting Hill gang who, in conjunction with Communists and gangsters, have been terrorising members of the Territorial Army in the Paddington area over a considerable period?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe circumstances attending the death of Private Arthur Pass was investigated by the coroner at the inquest which was opened on 26th June and concluded on 17th July, when 1917 an open verdict was returned. Immediate inquiries were made by the police as soon as the case was brought to their notice on 24th June, but no arrest has been made. The investigation is, however, being continued. I am informed that no information or complaint has reached the police that any persons in the Notting Hill district have been combining to terrorise members of the Territorial Army or anyone else in the Paddington area and that the police have no knowledge of any "Notting Hill gang."