§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis into the circumstances of a raid by the obscene publications squad on 14 March to an address which has been supplied to him by the hon. Member for Newham, North-West; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that on 14 March the police entered and searched the premises concerned in accordance with a warrant issued under section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959, and that articles were seized. Police action is a matter within the Commissioner's operational responsibility. I am writing to my hon. Friend in reply to his letter.