§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Wiltshire as to how many police of (a) the Wiltshire force and (b) other forces were deployed on Salisbury plain in escorting cruise missiles from 7 May to 12 May.
§ Mr. Giles ShawFor operational reasons, information of this nature is not disclosed.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Wiltshire as to how many people were arrested by (a) military and (b) civilian police on Salisbury plain between 7 and 12 May.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand from the chief constable that no arrests were made by the Wiltshire constabulary, 50 people were arrested by the Ministry of Defence police, of whom 12 were later charged with bye-law offences.