§ 37. Captain Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the memorandum, presented to him recently by a deputation from the City of Westminster and the Boroughs of Paddington and St. Marylebone, concerning the prevalence of prostitution in certain localities in London and suggesting various remedies; and whether he has any announcement to make.
§ Mr. EdeThe representations made by the deputation, who were accompanied94W by my hon. Friend, deal with a very difficult problem and I am not yet in a position to say whether it is necessary or desirable to appoint a committee of inquiry into this controversial question. In the meantime, arrangements have been made by the Commissioner of Police, with whom I have been in consultation, to increase the number of women police employed in the Paddington area with a view to exercising greater supervision in that area.