§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if(a) police officers and (b) patrol cars were taken off active duty for the photo opportunity to announce his appointment as Secretary of State for the Home Department; and if he will make a statement. [2480]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that two police officers and one police vehicle were in attendance at the photo-opportunity outside the Home Office on 9 June. These resources remained available for redeployment to security patrol elsewhere in the area.