§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now list those police forces which have indicated that they will participate in Exercise Brave Defender.
§ Mr. Giles ShawSo far, chief officers of the following police forces in England and Wales have indicated an intention to participate in Exercise Brave Defender:
- Bedfordshire police
- Cambridgeshire constabulary
- City of London police
- Cleveland constabulary
- Derbyshire constabulary
- Essex police
- Hampshire constabulary
- Hertfordshire constabulary
- Humberside police
- Leicestershire constabulary
- Metropolitan police
- Norfolk constabulary
- Northamptonshire police
- Northumbria police
- North Yorkshire police
- Nottinghamshire constabulary
- South Yorkshire police
- Staffordshire police
- Suffolk constabulary
- Surrey constabulary
- Sussex police
- Warwickshire constabulary
273 - West Mercia constabulary
- West Midlands police
- West Yorkshire Metropolitan police
It is expected that most of the remaining police forces will also participate, although final decisions have not yet been taken.