§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information he has concerning the total number and category of assaults perpetrated upon serving police officers in each different force and in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available;
(2) what information he has concerning the total number of days lost through absence on sickness leave following assaults upon serving police officers in each different police force in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available;
(3) if he will make a statement summarising his Department's achievements since 1979 in giving protection to serving police officers against assaults.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThere has been no central record of assaults on police officers or of sick leave following assaults. Arrangements have, however, been made for information relating to assaults to be collected in 1989 and subsequent years. This will be published in the annual reports of Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary.