§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the prima facieevidence submitted to him by the hon. Member for West Ham, North that the Kray twins were and are able to contribute towards their legal costs, he will have an investigation made to ascertain how and on what basis the Metropolitan 156W Police reported that these convicted criminals had insufficient assets to contribute towards their legal costs.
§ Mr. CarlisleInquiries into the means of these defendants were conducted by officers of the Supplementary Benefits Commission as required by Section 77(1) of the Criminal Justice Act, 1967, and, despite exhaustive inquiries, they were unable to establish that the Kray twins were in possession of any income or capital. Police inquiries made at the same time reached the same conclusion.