Seaside Resorts (Hooliganism)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr Marcus Lipton Mr Marcus Lipton , Lambeth Brixton 12:00, 4 June 1964

I note that the Home Secretary has now decided to introduce legislation, which he refused to do when I suggested it to him as recently as 16th April—it will be found in column 584 of the OFFICIAL REPORT for that day—but will the right hon. Gentleman take notice of the following, which arises from his remark that this behaviour is amusing to the young people but not to others?

Will he take note of the fact that the trouble very frequently starts by these young people, for want of a better phrase, trying to "take the micky" out of the police, and that this is very provocative and imposes a very considerable strain on the police and that nothing can be done about this under the law as it is at present? Will he take that into account, because it has been noticed as a very frequent feature of the trouble which has taken place?