§ Mr. Douglas Hoggasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is his policy that all Metropolitan Police officers who are on duty in other than a plain clothes role will display upon their clothes and in 64W a reasonably prominent position their police serial number; and when he expects to have reached conclusions on the way in which this can be achieved for the flame-proof overalls referred to in his answer of 26 April, Official Report, c. 208.
§ Mr. MayhewIt is the normal practice for Metropolitan Police officers to display their police serial numbers when on duty other than in plain clothes. Arrangements to enable identification numbers to be shown will shortly be completed in respect of those fire-resistant overalls that, at present, lack that facility.