§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to seek to increase the clear-up rate of crime in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe shall continue our efforts to ensure that the police are adequately resourced for this284W purpose. Local policing priorities and methods of operation are properly matters for chief officers to decide in the light of local circumstances; but, in their work to detect and prevent crime, they will be looking for support from the whole community.