Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 June 1964.
Sir John Hobson
, Warwick and Leamington
12:00,
23 June 1964
The hon. Gentleman was good enough to send me the papers that he had. I looked at them with great care. I could not see that they revealed the commission of any criminal offence. Had there been evidence to show that one had been committed, I would certainly have been willing to consider what ought to have been done, but I cannot launch criminal proceedings when there is no evidence. If the hon. Gentleman has evidence that a criminal offence has been committed, the facts ought to be investigated by the local police, and they can no doubt deal with this matter.