§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the(a) cause and (b) length of suspension of Sergeant Gurpal Virdi. [68739]
§ Kate HoeyThis is an operational matter for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. He tells me that Police Sergeant Virdi was arrested on 15 April 1998 and has been suspended from duty. As the case remains under investigation, I cannot comment further.