§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those occasions since 1984 when the Metropolitan police have provided mutual aid to other police forces in the United Kingdom; stating the numbers and ranks of officers involved and the reason given for each occasion, naming the aided force.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[pursuant to his reply, 29 January, c. 341]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that since January 1984 the Metropolitan police have provided mutual aid to other forces in connection with the miners' dispute (1984–85); the TUC and Conservative party conferences at Brighton (1984) and demonstrations at RAF Molesworth (1985). The following table shows the police forces to which aid was given on these occasions and the total numbers of officers, by rank, supplied to these forces over the whole period for which aid was given.
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Police force PC Sergeant Inspector Chief Inspector Superintendent Chief Superintendent Leicestershire 2,280 228 114 20 6 8 South Yorkshire 2,700 270 135 19 9 0 North Yorkshire 1,240 124 62 7 4 1 Warwickshire 720 72 36 10 5 0 Kent 620 62 40 7 0 1 Durham 100 10 5 1 0 0 Essex 80 8 4 0 0 0 TUC conference Sussex 600 60 30 3 1 1 Conservative party conference Sussex 400 40 20 2 1 1 RAF Molesworth Cambridgeshire 180 18 9 3 1 1