HC Deb 27 January 1949 vol 460 c170W
90. Major Gates

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that petrol issued to police patrol cars of the Wembley district is being used for the purpose of following private motorists in Regents Park suspected of exceeding the 20 miles per hour limit; and whether he will issue instructions that during the present fuel shortage the police force should restrict the use of essential petrol to detecting and preventing crimes of violence, robbery and the like.

Mr. Ede

Police traffic patrols operate through Regents Park in the course of their ordinary duties, and take appropriate action in cases of infringements against the speed limit. The answer to the second part of the Question is in the negative.

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