Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will invite the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolisto ensure that the public highway is free from obstructions on Fridays outside the North London Mosque; and if he will make astatement. [169804]Caroline Flint: This is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis. He tells me that it is necessaryfor safety reasons to close the road outside the North London Mosque on Fridays while prayers take place.