§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why there has been no sequel to the Minister of State's letter of 13 May to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury concerning discrepancies between the Metropolitan Police Force orders and agreed procedures whereby the Department of Health and Social Security supplies information to the police in certain cases, first raised in the hon. Member's letter of 7 January addressed to the Secretary of State; and what instructions are issued in the Home Office to avoid such an excessive delay.
§ Mr. BrittanIt has been necessary to identify the source of the discrepancies to which he refers, and to have further consultations with the Metropolitan Police. My noble Friend is writing to the hon. Member. I regret that he has not had an earlier reply.