Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 June 1964.
Mr Leslie Spriggs
, St Helens
12:00,
23 June 1964
Is the Attorney-General aware that this case is about a widowed old-age pensioner who has been robbed of her goods by the agents New Era Electrics of Blackpool during her absence and that the signature on the hire-purchase document is that of a minor, a relative of this old lady who is a constituent of mine, and was signed during her absence, that I have made every endeavour to get this matter settled off the record and without publicity, but that the firm preferred to go to court even though it used the document knowing it to have been signed by a minor? Is it not the case that the Attorney-General is refusing to use his powers as a deterrent to stop these rogues from invading the homes of people throughout the country and making a fat living out of poor people? Will not the Attorney-General make a further statement as to his approach to this matter?