§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will review the position of permits for door-to-door charity collections, with particular reference to the existing anomalies in the city and county of Bristol.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI assume that the hon. Member is concerned with the coordination of collections made on my authority by charities organised on a national scale with those made by charities of a more local character under licences issued by the police authorities. It is the practice, when granting national authorisations, to advise the charities concerned to consult not only with the 259W police authorities but among themselves before arranging the dates of their collections. I will inquire into the difficulties that have arisen in Bristol if the hon. Member will send me particulars.