§ Mr. Sedgemoreasked the Attorney-General if he will call on the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate the circumstances surrounding the firing of a loaded pistol in the council chamber of the London borough of Hackney on 22 October.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. The director has neither the facilities nor the powers necessary for the investigation of alleged crime. That is the function of the police, and I understand that an inquiry is in progress.