HC Deb 27 November 1975 vol 901 cc245-6W
Mr. Ford

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable on the circumstances in which approximately 80 police were diverted from their normal duties to be present at a session of the public inquiry into the Aire valley route.

Dr. Summerskill

The Chief Constable of West Yorkshire tells us that the police were present in pursuance of their duty to prevent breaches of the peace.