Spitting

Mr. Biggs-Davison
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in  view of the recrudescence of the practice of spitting in public places, what proposals he has for strengthening the law against this practice.

Dr. Summerskill
Byelaws which prohibit spitting in public places are in force in many areas, and I am ready to consider proposals from local authorities elsewhere which wish to adopt such byelaws.