§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police response vehicles are available in each London borough and to the British Transport police. [20614]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of police response vehicles available in each London borough is set out in the table. The three British Transport police operational areas covering London (which police an area larger than that covered by the London boroughs) have 25 response vehicles.
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London borough Instant response vehicles Area vehicles Barking and Dagenham 4 2 Barnet 17 4 Bexley 6 2 Brent 13 2 Bromley 10 3 Camden 9 4 Croydon 10 5 Ealing 9 3 Enfield 6 3 Greenwich 11 5 Hackney 10 2 Hammersmith and Fulham 8 2 Haringey 9 2 Harrow 6 2 Havering 8 2 Hillingdon 8 4 Hounslow 12 2 Islington 11 2 Kensington and Chelsea 4 2 Kingston 9 1 Lambeth 20 4 Lewisham 9 3 Merton 6 2 Newham 9 3 Redbridge 12 3 Richmond 7 2 Southwark 15 3 Sutton 4 2 Tower Hamlets 9 2 Waltham Forest 8 3 Wandsworth 14 2 Westminster 18 3 Total 311 86 Note:
The vehicles are classed by the Metropolitan police as 'response vehicles'. However, there are many other vehicles used in boroughs that respond to calls e.g. vans, panda cars, CID cars.