§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many times during the past 12 months a Metropolitan Police helicopter has been used in Newham; what incidents were involved; and what arrests resulted from information received from the helicopter crew.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that between 1 July 1985 and 30 June 1986 the Metropolitan police helicopters carried out 282 assignments in the London borough of Newham. Details could be provided only at disproportionate cost, but the assignments included assisting at scenes of crime and in the512W search for suspects, traffic management and searching for missing children. A total of 95 arrests resulted from the incidents in which the helicopters were used.