§ 27. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the number of occasions recently of the Metropolitan Police failing to afford proper protection to the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace and other places, he will request the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to take whatever steps may be necessary to improve security arrangements for public buildings and those in high public office.
§ Mr. MayhewNo. The arrangements are kept under continuing review and there are already adequate means for ensuring that any necessary lessons are learnt from incidents.