§ 11. Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many additional police officers he estimates will be rostered for duty on Sundays as a result of the partial deregulation of Sunday trading.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of police officers rostered for duty is an operational matter for chief officers.
§ Mr. BayleyDoes the Minister accept that it will be necessary to roster additional police officers, environmental health officers, street cleaners and trading standards officers to police Sunday trading? Who will pay for them?
§ Mr. LloydThe Association of Chief Police Officers suggests that the resource implications for policing are minimal and manageable. I think that I prefer the police's judgment of the matter to the hon. Gentleman's.