§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply of 22 October, Official Report, column 841, why he is not able to state how many Metropolitan police officers have been temporarily attached for duties in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that Metropolitan police officers are temporarily attached for duties in Northern Ireland in response to operational requirements as they arise. No central record is kept of these attachments, which are few and usually of short duration.