§ Mr. Laneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now introduce legislation for the stricter control of indecent displays in public places such as bookstalls and cinema hoardings.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonMy right hon. Friend will consider the need for744W legislation when we have the final conclusions of the Working Party on Vagrancy and Street Offences, which we expect shortly, and the Report of the Law Commission on Conspiracies relating to Morals and Decency, which should be available in January.
§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many books, magazines and films were seized by the police on grounds connected with obscenity in the past year.
§ Dr. SummerskillNational figures are not available. I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that in the 12 months from July 1974 to June 1975, his officers executed 123 search warrants under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959, resulting in the seizure of some 94,000 articles.