HC Deb 21 December 1971 vol 828 cc279-80W
57. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why during his recent official visit to the London Borough of Newham the local Press were not given details; why there was a ban upon Press photographers; and whether he will now make a detailed statement giving particulars of the places visited, the persons he met and the matters discussed.

Sir K. Joseph

This was not a public occasion but one of a number of visits which I make from time to time to hospital and personal social service authorities to encourage informal exchange of views and to study the social services on the spot.