§ Mr. Butcherasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will consider withdrawing the passports of British citizens convicted of serious offences relating to hooliganism in Spain.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsNo. In his exercise of the Royal Prerogative on passport issues, the Secretary of State confines refusals to certain well-defined and exceptional circumstances and it would be inappropriate to extend the practice to include the circumstances suggested.