HC Deb 15 May 1987 vol 116 cc469-70W
Mr. Corbyn

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 as to what Metropolitan police special units were used on 2 May in Haringey;

(2) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many Y division police were deployed in Haringey on 2 May on the occasion of the positive images march and demonstration;

(3) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many police from outside Y division of the Metropolitan police were deployed in Haringey on 2 May.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The Commissioner informs me that a total of 85 officers were deployed from the Y divisions and 206 from outside. Of the latter 19 were traffic police and 69 fron territorial support groups.