§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he hopes to publish the results of his inquiry into contacts between the police and the Economic League;
(2) why he chose the North Yorkshire police to investigate complaints about contacts between the Economic League and the North Yorkshire police;
(3) how many police forces were included in his inquiry into contacts between the police and the Economic League;
(4) how many officials of the Economic League were interviewed in the course of his inquiry into the League; what League records were examined; and whether access was refused to any such records.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt was considered sensible for the North Yorkshire police to undertake this investigation, since the claims about contacts were made in the course of an interview at the regional office of the Economic League in Skipton and were not specifically directed against that force. Since no evidence was found to support these claims, the investigation was not extended to other forces. Six officials of the League were contacted in the course of the inquiry. Records of names were examined; access to other records was not refused.
The outcome of the inquiry was announced in an answer to the hon. Member for Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, East (Mr. Brown) on 30 June 1987, at column 55–56.