HC Deb 15 February 1979 vol 962 c588W
Mr.Brotherton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen have been injured in scuffles on picket lines to date in 1979.

Dr.Summerskill

Our inquiries of chief officers of police, in England and Wales, indicate that since the beginning of the year 12 police officers have received slight injuries while engaged in policing picket lines.