HC Deb 18 June 1979 vol 968 cc377-8W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will detail the numbers of Special Branch officers operating (a) in the Merseyside region and (b) in Birkenhead for each year since 1970.

Mr Whitelaw

This information is not recorded centrally. I would draw the hon. Member's attention to the 1978 annual report of the Chief Constable of Mersey-side