§ Mr. Cantasked the Attorney-General if he is aware of the publication of certain obscene articles in Stoke-on-Trent by a Lancashire firm, details of which have been sent to him; and if he will instruct the Director of Public Prosecutions to take action.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Director of Public Prosecutions has consulted me about the articles in question. I agree with his conclusion that the public interest does not require a prosecution under the Obscene Publications Acts in respect of these articles.