§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Somerset into the reasons why Chief Superintendent Alan Coates has been suspended and is currently under investigation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdNo. This is a matter for the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset. It would not be right for me to intervene in such matters in view of my role as the appellate authority in police disciplinary proceedings.