§ 31. Mr. Cecil Wilsonasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the chief constable of Sheffield has refused permission for a photograph to be taken of the queue at an egg shop in the Attercliffe Division; under what authority he is acting; whether this prohibition refers to the photographing of queues forming at food shops throughout the country; and what is the object of such a prohibition?
§ Mr. PeakeNo, Sir. My right hon. Friend has made inquiries and is informed that the chief constable of Sheffield received an inquiry whether there was any objection to a photograph of a queue at an egg shop being taken, and expressed the opinion, in reply, that in present circumstances it was undesirable that such a photograph should be taken. My right hon. Friend agrees with this opinion. While there is no specific prohibition on the photographing of queues at food shops my hon. Friend will appreciate that such photographs might be put to improper use.