§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now introduce legislation to amend Section 52 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 so that it will be the duty of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to proscribe counter demonstrations once some organisation has arranged and publicised the time and place of any lawful political or other meeting.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsNo.
§ Sir D. Walker-Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will convey to the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis his consent to an appropriate order under Section 3(3) of the Public Order Act 1936 prohibiting for a period of three months processions and demonstrations of a political nature in the London area.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe Commissioner has not applied for my consent to such an order.