§ Mr. Piratinasked the Minister of Transport whether he has considered the complaint, brought to his attention by the hon. Member for Mile End, stating that dockworkers had been obstructed, interrogated and searched by the police on 30th November; that no authority was shown by the police in so doing; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BarnesI am informed by the Port of London Authority that on 30th November the authority's police carried out a450W special scrutiny of persons leaving London Dock as large quantities of wines and spirits are now being imported into the Dock and complaints had been received of pilferage on a considerable scale. In some instances a search was made in accordance with the statutory powers of the authority.