Police Force Mergers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 15 May 2006.

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Photo of Margaret Moran Margaret Moran Labour, Luton South 2:30, 15 May 2006

Will my right hon. Friend accept that many of us in the area of the Bedfordshire police are concerned that whatever the reconfiguration between the counties, resources should be released into front-line policing? I welcome the extra 24 police officers that we have in Luton. Will my right hon. Friend ensure, as part of the reconfiguration, that Luton has parity with other similar police forces? That would mean that we would have an additional 60 to 70 police officers. Can my right hon. Friend assure us that reconfiguration will give us the extra resource that we need on our front line?