§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the arrangements for the policing of ports following privatisation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NorrisMany harbour authorities have statutory powers to employ their own constables but few do so. On privatisation, the statutory powers used by the former undertakers are transferred to the new owners. The Department does not intervene in ports' decisions about their policing arrangements.