§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland where he proposes to set up the headquarters of the new Regional Crime Squad in Scotland; what is the number of the approved establishment; and when he expects the Crime Squad to start operating.
§ Mr. RossI understand that the Police Authority Committee for the Crime Squad has decided that the headquarters of the Scottish Crime Squad should be located in Airdrie and that appropriate premises have been purchased; that the Committee's establishment proposals are about to be submitted for my approval; and that the Squad will formally become operative today.