asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those occasions since 1984 when the Metropolitan police have provided mutual aid to other police forces in the United Kingdom; stating the numbers and ranks of officers involved and the reason given for each occasion, naming the aided force.

[pursuant to his reply, 29 January, c. 341]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that since January 1984 the Metropolitan police have provided mutual aid to other forces in connection with the miners' dispute (1984–85); the TUC and Conservative party conferences at Brighton (1984) and demonstrations at RAF Molesworth (1985). The following table shows the police forces to which aid was given on these occasions and the total numbers of officers, by rank, supplied to these forces over the whole period for which aid was given.