§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department , pursuant to his oral answer of 19 May,Official Report, column 941, (1) on what date he expects the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to complete his review of the structure of the obscene publications branch; and why reference to the existence of the obscene publications branch has been deleted from the 1994 edition of the Police and Constabulary Almanac official register;
266W(2) who took the decision to delete from the 1994 edition of the Police and Constabulary Almanac official register all mention of the obscene publications branch of the Metropolitan police;
(3) whether he was consulted about and informed of the decision to delete from the 1994 edition of the Police and Constabulary Almanac official register all mention of the obscene publications branch of the Metropolitan police; and whether this decision is consistent with his policy on the future of the branch.
§ Mr. Charles WardleI understand from the Commissioner that he expects to receive the final report of the restructuring review of specialist operations, which includes the obscene publications branch, in August.
The lack of a specific reference to the obscene publications branch in the 1994 edition of the Police and Constabulary Almanac is the result of an administrative oversight within the Metropolitan police. The error has been noted for correction.