§ 53. Mr. Alisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of Mr. Raymond Blackburn's failure in court to compel the Greater London Council to use the appropriate test of decency, as recommended by his Department in its film licensing conditions, what steps he proposes to take to ensure that films exhibited to the public in the Greater London area do not infringe the common law.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsLocal cinema licensing authorities are not subject to the control of the Home Office in exercising their film censorship functions; nor has the Department any responsibility for the enforcement of the criminal law relating to indecency.