asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why no action is proposed against Mr. Beverley Nichols, in view of the fact that he has made a self-confession of three attempts at murder and published evidence of how and in what way these murder attempts were made; and under what statutory authority the Metropolitan Police have declined to take action.

Because the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis does not think that evidence on which to base a prosecution is available or could be obtained. This is a matter of judgment, not statute.