HC Deb 27 March 1969 vol 780 cc352-3W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why a formal interim letter of acknowledgment to the hon. Member for West Ham, North, stating that he had received a communication dated 7th March and that the Chief Constable of Essex had been asked for his observations, was not sent until 20th March; and why this information was not sent to the hon. Member earlier.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The receipt of my hon. Friend's letter was acknowledged on 11th March, the date on which it was received. The letter of 20th March was to let him know that my right hon. Friend's inquiries were not completed and that a full reply would be sent when they were.