§ 23. Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the change in the ratio of members of the Metropolitan Police Force to the population of the Metropolitan area between 1970 and 1980.
§ Mr. WhitelawAn increase in police strength, combined with the decline in population over the period, has changed the ratio from 1:385 to 1:328.
§ 31. Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up a study group to examine ways by which responsibility for the Metropolitan Police might be transferred from his Department to the London borough councils.
§ Mr. BrittanNo.