§ Captain Pluggeasked the Home Secretary whether he will cause it to be widely known that indiscreet conversations among passengers on trains should be reported to the guards of the trains for investigation by the police authorities?
§ Sir J. AndersonI fully agree with my hon. and gallant Friend that everything possible should be done to bring to book individuals who are guilty of indiscreet talk in trains and other places. Warning notices are widely displayed in trains, and I find after consultation with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport that there would be objections to adopting the specific suggestion made in my hon. Friend's Question. It is, however, desirable in my view that anyone who can give evidence which would enable offenders to be identified and prosecuted should immediately communicate with the police.