§ Mr. MILLSasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been called to the continued prosecutions of ex-Inspector Syme; and whether, as this man's grievance was recognised to the extent of offering him reinstatement as a sergeant in the Metropolitan Police, he will consider other steps than the present-policy of imprisonment and release?
§ Mr. SHORTTSyme's alleged grievance has been repeatedly considered by my predecessors and by myself, and no reason has been found for reopening the case. The necessity for constantly taking proceedings against Syme and for keeping careful watch upon his movements while he is at large is due to the fact that he 1247W persists in threatening to molest His Majesty and members of the Royal Family.