HC Deb 25 June 1974 vol 875 cc434-6W
Mr. Bidwell

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take into account the evidence contained in letters from the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall, about the events in Red Lion Square, on Saturday 15th June, in considering whether to hold an inquiry.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Yes.

Mr. Joseph Dean

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June 1974.

Mr. Arthur Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on 15th June.

Mr. Sedgemore

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he intends to hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on 15th June.

Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up an independent committee of inquiry to make a full investigation of the events which occurred in London on Saturday 15th June leading to a confrontation between police and demonstrators in and around Red Lion Square.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to announce his decision on whether to hold a committee of inquiry into the events of Saturday 15th June in Red Lion Square.

Mrs. Wise

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June.

Mr. Ted Fletcher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to hold a public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square which occurred on 15th June.

Mr. Edge

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he now intends to hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June.

Mr. Mikardo

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set up an independent public inquiry into the events which took place in Red Lion Square on 15th June.

Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June.

Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to announce his decision on whether to appoint a committee of inquiry into the events of Saturday 15th June in Red Lion Square.

Mr. Ronald Atkins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will hold an independent public inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on 15th June.

Mr. Flannery

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to hold a full independent inquiry into the events ill Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June 1974.

Mrs. Colquhoun

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to hold a full independent inquiry into the events in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June 1974.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Yes.

Mr. Arthur Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to obtain and show to Members of the House of Commons all the films taken by ITN and BBC news cameramen in Red Lion Square on 15th June.

Mr. Sedgemore

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to obtain and arrange for a showing to Members of the films shot by ITN and the BBC in Red Lion Square on 15th June.

Mr. George Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to arrange that the film of events in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June shot by BBC and ITN cameramen be shown to Members of the House.

Mrs. Wise

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to arrange for the news film taken by television cameras at the demonstration in Red Lion Square on Saturday 15th June to be shown for the information of Members of Parliament.

Mr. Russell Kerr

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek to arrange to show to Members the film shot by ITN and BBC News cameramen in Red Lion Square WC1 on Saturday 15th June last.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

This is not a matter for me; in any event I do not think it would be appropriate to arrange a semipublic showing of what may be part of the evidence before the public inquiry which I have today announced.