HC Deb 16 January 1985 vol 71 c144W
Mr. Roger King

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the administration of justice in the courts has been affected by the attendance of police officers on picket line duty.

Mr. Mellor

The absence of officers on picket line duty may have led some courts on occasion to adjourn proceedings in which an officer's attendance was essential. Otherwise, we have no reason to believe that the administration of justice in the courts has been affected.