§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Greater Manchester on what consultations he undertook with interested organisations prior to the decision to post machine gun guards at Manchester international airport, as to whether local representatives of the Police Federation were consulted about the decision, and as to what consideration he gave to the alternative of using military personnel to undertake the duties which have now been assigned to uniformed police officers.
§ Mr. HurdI would refer the right hon. Member to the reply the Prime Minister gave to a question from him today.