HC Deb 25 March 2004 vol 419 c1016W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police forces are on standby for Operation Safeguard. [162628]

Paul Goggins

[holding answer 22 March 2004]: It is not planned to activate Operation Safeguard at this time. No police forces have been placed on standby for the routine use of police cells: