HC Deb 23 June 1966 vol 730 c109W
42. Mr. Iremonger

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will initiate a study into the connection between crime and literature of a sexually stimulating or sadistic nature.

Mr. Taverne

As I said in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Dorset, South (Mr. Evelyn King) on 24th May, my right hon. Friend will keep in mind the possibility of research into this subject, but those matters are exceptionally difficult to investigate satisfactorily.