§ 84. Lieut.-Colonel Hydeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to amend the law of obscene publications on the lines of the draft Bill which has been put forward by the special committee initiated by the Society of Authors and presided over by Sir Alan Herbert, a copy of which is in his possession.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeI am examining the proposals submitted by the Committee in consultation with some of my colleagues, but the issues involved are complex and controversial and I cannot at present make any statement about the possibility of legislation.