§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the recently enacted Police Act 1976 and the regulations governing complaints against the police which he is making, he will desist from inviting non-parliamentary and non-professional bodies to conduct further research with the aid of public funds into complaints against the police.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI can give no such general undertaking. My Department would consult the police representative bodies about any proposals for research, as it has recently done about the possibility of research being undertaken by the University of Sheffield.