Hazel Blears: In order to support all police forces and authorities across England and Wales involved in amalgamation, the Government will pay 100 per cent. of net set up costs i.e. the reasonable resources/revenue and capital costs of restructuring, net of reasonable savings. The exact level of these costs is a matter for negotiation and these discussions are currently taking place.
Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost of restructuring the police force in North Yorkshire.
Dame Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the costs of redundancies in each of the four police authorities in Wales as a consequence of the creation of a Welsh police force.
Dame Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what basis he ruled out a merger between the North Wales police and Cheshire police forces.
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the retirement age is for employees of the police service.