§ 14. Mr. Prittasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that at about 9 p.m. on 15th June, at the close of a Fascist meeting at Golbourn Road, North Kensington, a number of police officers attacked a young man, against whom no charge has been made, beat him to the ground and rendered him unconscious; why the police took no steps against a Fascist who had previously committed a gratuitous assault on the young man; and what steps he will take against the police officers concerned.
§ Mr. EdeI have made inquiries and am informed that the description of the incident in question is without foundation. Statements have been taken from the152W young man, his relatives and the police officers present, and the effect of them is that a scuffle broke out between this young man and an unidentified assailant in the course of which the young man received a Now which caused him to fall into a fit. The police officers on the spot, far from assaulting him, realised his condition and gently lowered him to the ground and administered first-aid, assisted by his family. On recovering from the fit he was taken home in a police car and put to bed.