§ Mr. R. C. Morrisonasked the Home Secretary whether the Metropolitan police are authorised to provide the parents of a child injured in a street accident with names and addresses of witnesses of the accident; and whether the information is supplied free in cases of poverty?
§ Mr. LloydYes, Sir. The names and addresses of witnesses are supplied to an injured party unless police proceedings are contemplated in respect of the accident, when they may be withheld until the proceedings are over. No charge is made when to make a charge would involve hardship.