Street Collections, Metropolitan Area Mr. Marquand asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many street collections by means of the sale of flags, flowers, etc., were authorised in the Metropolitan Police area in each of the years 1951, 1952 and 1953 and will be so authorised for the year 1954. Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe The number of collections authorised in 1951, 1952 and 1953 was 18, 20 and 19, and it is expected that about the same number will be authorised in 1954. In addition, a number of local collections have taken place on two days in each year which were allotted for this purpose.