Despite the very welcome drop in crime of about 13 per cent. in the Metropolitan police area as a whole, is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that there is concern in the outer London boroughs—particularly in south-west area No. 5, which includes my constituency—about proposed changes in manpower? Is he further aware that the need for effective policing means that there is a need to maintain those manpower levels? Will he therefore review the impact of the national funding formula arrangements on the Metropolitan police and provide an appropriate mechanism to ensure that the special needs of the Metropolitan police area are taken fully into account and that manpower continues to be maintained at a high level?