HC Deb 13 July 1989 vol 156 cc644-5W
Mr. Loyden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Merseyside as to the number of formal complaints lodged at the Belle Vale police station, Liverpool.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the chief constable that since 1 January 1989 there has been one formal complaint lodged at Belle Vale police station.

Mr. Loyden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Merseyside as to the number of arrests of minors by police stationed at Belle Vale during the last six months.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the chief constable that since 1 January 1989, 116 arrests of persons under the age of 17 have been made by officers from the Belle Vale sub-division.