HC Deb 29 October 1970 vol 805 cc183-4W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will say when the hon. Member for West Ham, North may expect to have a reply as to what action for enforcement of the law the police have taken since his report on 28th May, 1970, affecting a company and a policeman, details of which have been supplied to him.

Mr. Sharples

A reply to this and other letters from the hon. Member was sent on 23rd October.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for reports from chief constables on the refusal of the police to enforce the law when requested to do so by members of the public, details of which have been sent to him by the hon. Member for West Ham, North.

Mr. Sharples

If the hon. Member is referring to his letters of 20th and 23rd October, he will know that copies of the letters he enclosed have been sent on to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis—who must decide what action, if any, should be taken.