§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what purpose a police chief inspector, a sergeant and twelve constables, two motor-cycle patrolmen and a loudspeaker van were sent to Carnaby Street, London, W.1, at or around 1 p.m. on Thursday, 12th May, and, in view of the shortage of police-manpower, if he will instruct the Commissioner that police officers should be deployed on freeing the traffic congestion; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TaverneThe Commissioner of Police tells me that police action was necessary to deal with obstruction of the highway caused by large numbers of people looking into a shop window. It is for the Commissioner to decide how to deploy his force to deal with the enforcement of the law.