To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure the three forces identified in the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report Policing in Austerity: One year On as being particularly vulnerable to failing to provide an efficient service to the public will come forward with more acceptable proposals for responding to their reduced budgets.

It is for chief officers, in conjunction with their police authorities and in the Metropolitan Police Force area the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, to ensure that they have plans which will deliver their required budget reductions whilst continuing to provide efficient and effective policing services for the public. We expect that forces will pay close attention to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's findings as they continue to refine their plans.