§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek powers to require the police to buy British motor cycles.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo; police authorities are best placed to assess the operational requirements of their forces and local considerations. However, we have told police authorities and chief officers of police that we assume that they will wish to survey the market carefully before buying a foreign vehicle and satisfy themselves that no suitable British-made 575W vehicle of comparable specification and price is available.