§ Mrs. GoldingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were(a) charged just with begging and (b) convicted of just begging under the Operation Burlington and its successor, Operation Taurus.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that under Operations Burlington and Taurus, 718 people were charged only with begging and 534 people were convicted only of begging.