§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in each of the past five years his Department has authorised joint security operations between the police and military personnel.
§ Mr. HurdThe military are under a common law duty to assist the police when called upon to do so. This assistance does not necessarily require the approval of my Department, and no central records are kept of the number of occasions when military assistance is provided.