§ 49. Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will amend Police Regulations 1971, Regulation 61(2), so that a temporary duty allowance will be paid for every day when duties normally performed by a member of the force of a higher rank than his own are undertaken.
§ Mr. CarlisleNegotiations on pay and allowances are a matter in the first instance for the Police Council. I understand that since the terms of the present regulation were first agreed in 1968 proposals for its amendment have been brought before the council.
§ 52. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the latest available figures of the number of prosecutions and convictions of Metropolitan Police officers for 1973.
§ Mr. CarlisleStatistics for a shorter period than a calendar year are not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.