§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set up a committee to inquire into the relationships between the police and the Press and, in particular, to consider the proposition that no information or comment should be supplied to the Press by the police or anyone acting 490W on their behalf if there is likelihood of a prosecution, until such time as the summons has been issued or a decision taken that no legal enforcement will be initiated.
§ Mr. CarlisleNo.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the information sent to him by the hon. Member for West Ham, North on 3rd December, he will call for a report to be made to ascertain how any why information to the Press was revealed by the head of the Liverpool Police of a prejudicial nature, before any notification of a prosecution had been made and before police investigations had been completed.
§ Mr. CarlisleI have asked the Chief Constable of Liverpool and Bootle for a report.