§ 32. Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take account of the representations of the Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk joint police board, the Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk constabulary, the local authorities in the proposed Border region and the Members of Parliament for the area before deciding on the new structure of police organisation within the region.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithMy right hon. Friend has taken full account of all the representations made to him on this matter before and after the publication of the White Paper on the Reform of Local Government in Scotland; but, as foreshadowed there, he has reached the view that there should be a combined police force for the Borders and South-East Regions.