§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from the chief constable of Merseyside on the police budget.
§ Mr. MacleanThe budget for the Merseyside police is a matter for the Merseyside police authority.
My right hon. and learned Friend received a letter on 29 September from the chief constable of Merseyside, Mr. Sharples, on the subject of the new police funding formula for 1995–96. Mr. Sharples was a member of the delegation from Merseyside which met my right hon. and learned Friend on 14 December 1994 to discuss the proposals, announced on 1 December 1994, for the funding to be available for policing on Merseyside in 1995–96.