§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that, during the sessions of the Communist Conference held in Manchester on Saturday and Sunday last, officers connected with the Special Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department made persistent efforts to secrete themselves in the hall during the private sessions of the conference; and will he tell the House what steps he proposes to take to put an end to these practices?
Mr. HENDERSONAs just stated, I have made inquiry, and am definitely informed that no officers of the Special Branch were on duty in Manchester during the conference. The second part does not, therefore, arise.