HC Deb 16 July 1946 vol 425 cc175-6W
87. Mr. Byers

asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the recent case of Rex versus Moore at Devon Quarter Sessions in which the Army authorities interfered with the order of a civil court; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that this sort of action does not occur in the future.

Mr. Lawson

I am most anxious to avoid any action by the military authorities which interferes with orders made by civil courts. The position which arose in this case appears to have been due to a number of exceptional circumstances, and I am in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary as to the best way of preventing any similar difficulty in the future.