§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the Home Office report on the formation of regional crime squads will be applied to Scotland; when he hopes to have a regional crime squad operating in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NobleI shall consider the relevance to Scottish conditions of any proposals the Home Office Research and Planning Branch may make. Meanwhile Scottish chief constables are considering the desirability of extending the regional crime squad that already operates in the west of Scotland and of developing similar arrangements elsewhere.