HC Deb 28 February 1980 vol 979 cc680-1W
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to increase the level of information on the Special Branch collated by his Department from individual police forces and made available to hon. Members.

Mr. Whitelaw

I am always ready to try to answer general questions from hon. Members about the work of Special Branches, but it is for each chief officer of police to decide how much information to make public about the Special Branch of his force.