§ 53. Mr. THORPasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what grounds permission has been refused to the Salvation Army to hold a street collection in London; and whether, in the light of the good work done by that organisation, he will reconsider his decision?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Gilmour)The application of the Salvation Army for permission to hold a street collection in London was refused by the Commissioner of Police on the advice of the Street Collections Advisory Committee. I understand that the advisory committee in considering the application had regard amongst other things to the smallness of the sums obtained by the Salvation Army by street collection when compared with the amount collected by other means during their Self Denial
Miss WARDIs my right hon. Friend aware that when I put a, similar question to the Minister of Labour some time before Christmas, he said the necessary information was being prepared.