HC Deb 13 February 1986 vol 91 cc518-9W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and the chief constable of the West Midlands police as to the number of summonses wich have been issued against officers of their forces for alleged assault on private citizens and the number of cases in which each force has been required to pay compensation to the plaintiff;

(2) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and the chief constable of the West Midlands police as to the number of assaults which have taken place on women police constables while undertaking patrol duties during the last two years; and in how many cases compensation was gained for injuries from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.

Mr. Giles Shaw

I shall reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and list in the Official Report the names of all those Metropolitan police officers present in transit vans in the Holloway road area on the night of 6 August 1983 and subsequently investigated under Police Complaints Authority procedures following an assault upon five young people in Georges road, London N7, that night; and if he will indicate which police stations they were attached to at the time.

Mr. Hurd

I shall write to the hon. Member, but it is not the practice to publicise lists of possible suspects for a criminal offence, especially if such a list would confuse the innocent with the guilty.