§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 28 November,Official Report, column 572–74, how many additional police posts were approved by the Kent police authority for funding for 1992–93; how many of those which he approved were for (a) channel tunnel duties and (b) motorway duties; and how many of these posts will be re-imbursed by Eurotunnel from January 1993.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMy right hon. Friend has been asked to approve a total of 82 posts for Kent police for 1992–93. He has approved 42 posts to be funded in the normal way and 40 reimbursed posts. The 40 reimbursed posts are for the policing of the channel tunnel duties; 11 of the remaining 42 will be devoted to motorway duties. The chief constable will be able to deploy the remainder to general policing duties in Kent.