HC Deb 30 April 1980 vol 983 c566W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the growing practice of senior police officers using the media to declare their personal views on politically controversial matters which fall within the purview of Ministers, whether he will take steps to require such statements to be cleared by Ministers in the same way as applies to statements made by civil servants.

Mr. Brittan

No.