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Police (Motor Vehicle Purchases)

Volume 892: debated on Thursday 22 May 1975

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28.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will recommend police forces to purchase motor vehicles made in Great Britain whenever possible.

I am sending a circular to police authorities saying that, before buying a foreign vehicle, I assume they will wish to survey the market carefully and satisfy themselves that no suitable British vehicle of comparable specification and price is available.