§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will remove from the Metropolitan Police the exercise of discretion in prosecuting or refraining from prosecuting road users who wait in no-waiting streets;
(2) by what authority the Metropolitan Police are given discretion in deciding whether or not to prosecute road users who wait in no-waiting streets.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganWith these, as with the generality of offences, it is entirely for the chief officer of police to 99W decide whether to prosecute in a particular case. My right hon. Friend has no authority to intervene.