HC Deb 04 March 1958 vol 583 cc943-4
8. Mr. Lipton

asked the Minister of Works what arrangements are being made to preserve Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park when the Park Lane improvement scheme is put in hand.

Mr. Molson

I naturally intend to preserve the facilities traditionally enjoyed by speakers and their audiences in Hyde Park. It may, however, be necessary to move the area of Speakers' Corner a little further into the park.

Mr. Lipton

May I thank the Minister for his assurance about the future of this world-famous corner of Hyde Park? Would it not add to the vivacity and warmth of Speakers' Corner if regularly on Sundays from now on the Minister of Housing and Local Government went there to explain the fiddling muddle of the Government's Rent Act?

Mr. Osborne

Will my right hon. Friend keep a special place for the "Victory for Socialism" group to express its point of view?

Mr. Molson

I have been in touch with the National Council for Civil Liberties, and it may well be that that new group will come within its purview.