§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what is the size of the Belfast Harbour estate; how many persons are employed thereon; what is the strength of the Belfast Harbour police force; and what percentage of this force would normally be on duty at any one time;
(2) in what way the security of the Belfast Harbour estate will be improved by the introduction of single manning;
(3) in view of information given to tenants on the Belfast Harbour estate concerning the security of their premises and the inherent risk to security officers, what steps have been taken to protect the Belfast Harbour police force; and if he will review the policy of single manning;
(4) what information concerning the security of the Harbour Estate was given to tenants on the estate by the Royal Ulster Constabulary on 29 October; on what date and at what time this information was received by the Harbour Commissioners; and on what date and at what time it was officially passed on the harbour police on duty;
(5) when introducing single manning for Belfast Harbour police, what advice he received from the Belfast Harbour commissioners.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Belfast Harbour estate is 2,908 acres in area. Over 17,000 people are employed. The guarding of the Harbour estate is the responsibility of the Belfast Harbour police force. It is not in the interests of security to provide all the detailed information on police operations in the Harbour estate which the hon. Member has requested. Manning arrangements are determined by the Belfast Harbour commissioners in consultation with the Harbour security committee and the police representative body.