§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether patrols and other crime prevention activities of the Metropolitan Police have been reduced in view of the present dispute involving petrol tanker drivers.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that in the present situation he has instructed that economies should be effected in the use of petrol by police vehicles. These economies should not have an adverse effect on his force's operational efficiency in relation to its crime prevention or other activities.