asked Her Majesty's Government:If they will publish the report of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on his proposed plans and priorities for the coming year.

I am placing copies of the commissioner's recent report to my right honourable friend the Home Secretary in the Library of the House. He hopes to meet London Members soon to discuss the commissioners proposals and that it will be possible to find time to give an opportunity to debate the report before Easter in another place.We have studied the commissioner's report carefully and have discussed its proposals fully with him. Nineteen eighty-four was a year of consolidation during which steady progress was made by the force in developing and further refining the strategy which my right honourable friend agreed a year ago. We remain convinced, as does the commissioner, that a strategy which continues to focus on the more effective use of manpower, on clearer objectives against crime, and on public co-operation, will best deliver the service that Londoners seek.Last year's rise in crime is disappointing, but the commissioner is able to report an encouraging improvement in the clear-up rate achieved against burglary and an increase in the number of offences of street robbery cleared up. The force is particularly to be congratulated on the continued development of Neighbourhood Watch. We believe that the successful launch of these schemes in a short time reflects a growing understanding among Londoners of their responsibility to co-operate with the police in preventing crime. The report also show evidence of a continuing concern to achieve more effective use of expensive manpower and other resources, and to ensure that officers at all levels are aware of their personal responsibility to secure value for money. My right honourable friend has stressed to the commissioner that he expects to see an increasingly sharp focus on sound financial planning and management.The commissioner's aim in 1985 will be further to improve the quality of service offered through;

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether three naval frigates are being refitted at the Vosper Thorneycroft shipyard at Portsmouth for sale to the Indonesian Navy; whether a licence has been issued for the sale; and, if so, whether they will reconsider these decisions.

I can confirm that three naval frigates are being refitted at Vosper Shipyards having been sold to the Indonesian Government by Her Majesty's Government. Export licences for the vessels are expected to be issued shortly.We see no reason to reconsider our decisions about the sale and export of the frigates. They accord with the Government's policy on the sale of defence and defence-related equipment overseas, under which all sales are considered on a case by case, country by country basis on their merits with all relevant factors taken into account.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the cost to Britain of (1) the research, design and production, and (2) the testing of the nuclear weapon tested under the Nevada Desert on 9th December, and whether they will cease to participate in furher tests while negotiations proceed for the comprehensive banning of tests.

The test was conducted in order to maintain the effectiveness of our nuclear capabilities. For security reasons it is not possible to release details, including costs, of the nuclear tests. A decision on our part to make a unilateral halt in nuclear testing would not be in Western interests nor would it improve the prospects for a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are aware of hostilities between the Indonesian armed forces and the people of East Timor and West Papua, and what restrictions, if any, they place on the sale of arms to Indonesia while these armed conflicts continue.

We follow closely developments in East Timor and Irian Jaya. Arms sales to Indonesia, like any other country, are considered individually on their merits, taking into account all relevant factors, including human rights issues.