HC Deb 14 June 1973 vol 857 cc368-9W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will make a statement about the RUC/RMP Task Force.

Mr. David Howell

The joint RUC/ RMP Task Force, which became operational on 6th December 1972, operates principally in the Greater Belfast area, but may be deployed elsewhere in Northern Ireland if the situation dictates. It would not be in the interests of security to divulge details of the force, but it is achieving an increasing detection rate against terrorists.