§ Mr. BakerTo ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) of 22 January,Official Report, column 413W, regarding the security of the Parliamentary Estate, what assessment he has made of the (a) savings to be derived from and (b) the operational possibility of replacing police officers with civilian staff. [148015]
§ Mr. KirkwoodA recent survey on this aspect of the security operation within the Parliamentary Estate has taken place leading to a decision not to replace police officers with civilian staff.