§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will propose legislation to require the organisers of festivals and public demonstrations to accept responsibility for making good or insuring against damage and loss incurred by third parties during the course of such functions.
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§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe responsibility for making good damage should rest with those causing it. Legislation of the kind proposed could encourage those opposed to a demonstration to cause damage with the object of imposing financial burdens on the organisers.