HC Deb 17 July 1987 vol 119 c657W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in the light of the recent robbery at the Knightsbridge safe deposit centre, he will order an urgent review of the private security industry; and if he will seek to impose statutory controls over its operation.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

No. While the private security industry shold be properly regulated, it does not follow that the answer lies in statutory regulation. We have made