§ Mr. Rathboneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) further to the answer of 16th December 1977 to the hon. Member for Lewes, if he will take steps to collect the figures for the number of radio transmitters in use by the police in England and Wales in each of the years 1966 to 1976 inclusive and report them to the House;
(2) further to the answer to the hon. Member for Lewes on 16th December 1977, if he will now take steps to collect figures for the number of radio transmitters in use by the prison, fire and civil defence services in England and Wales for each of the years 1966 to 1976 inclusive and report them to the House.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNo. To do so would involve extensive, onerous and costly inquiries in each of the services concerned.