HC Deb 25 July 1989 vol 157 c611W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to the proportion of screened-out emergency calls when the caller is informed that no further action is to be taken immediately or at a future time;

(2) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to what proportion of emergency calls in the Leyton constituency are screened out.

Mr. Hurd

The police respond to all emergency calls. A decision on whether to screen out any crime is taken only after a thorough initial investigation.