Part of the debate – in the House of Commons on 29th January 1942.
asked the Home Secretary whether he will issue a statement on the working of the House to House Collections Act, 1939, up to the present time, showing the number of licences refused or revoked, the number of prosecutions and convictions, and the number of self-styled charities known to have ceased operations since the Act was passed; and whether he is satisfied that his own powers, and those of the police, to deal with fraudulent charities are adequate?