§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, as a matter of urgency, he will agree to the suggestion of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities to set up a working party to regulate the establishment of sex shops.
§ Mr. MayhewMy right hon. Friend has noted with interest the association's recent suggestion that a working party of officials should consider how the proposals of the Greater London Council for the licensing of sex establishments would need to be adapted in the formulation of national legislation. The association's officers subsequently thought it right first to consider the GLC proposals in detail, and their comments on these were received on 12 November. Our officials have now sought an early meeting to discuss the matter further.