§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Greater Manchester on the command and liaison arrangements in force with(a) armed forces escorts and (b) Ministry of Defence police in relation to the passage through Greater Manchester of nuclear weapons or other radioactive materials.
§ Mr. John PattenNo. It has been the policy of successive Governments not to give details of the movements of defence nuclear materials, but I am satisfied that adequate command and liaison arrangements have been made wherever they may be necessary.