HC Deb 19 December 1988 vol 144 c139W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on the conduct and timing of the police operation in Old Oak Common lane, Acton, on 14 December; what liaison was carried out with the Post Office; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the robbery in Old Oak Common lane occurred during a surveillance operation in which there was no opportunity either to influence the timing of events or to liaise in advance with the Post Office. It would not be right to comment further on the conduct of the operation as the case is now the subject of criminal proceedings.