§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any information relating to striking miners was passed from the police to the National Coal Board.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 3 April 1985, c. 598]: I understand from the chief constables concerned in England and Wales that no personal information about striking miners was passed to the National Coal Board by the police. However, certain information relating to offences committed in connection with the dispute was given to the board in cases where the board was the complainant. This information was limited to that normally disclosed to complainants, that is, whether the offence had been detected and, if so, the number of persons involved.