§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 3 March,Official Report, column 101, if he will now request the chief constable of Merseyside to make a special study on the number of officers engaged in obtaining admissions from convicted criminals.
§ Mr. Peter LloydNo. It is for the chief constable of Merseyside to decide whether to make a special study of the number of officers engaged in obtaining admissions from convicted criminals. I understand that the chief constable does not intend to carry out such a study at the moment.