§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the list of Members who have made representations concerning reductions in the Merseyside police budget; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanThe budget for the Merseyside police is a matter for the Merseyside police authority.
297WCorrespondence on the issue of central Government support for the Merseyside police has been received from the hon. Members for:
- Bootle (Mr. Benton)
- Walton (Mr. Kilfoyle)
- Riverside (Mr. Parry)
- Mossley Hill (Mr. Alton)
- Garston (Mr. Loyden)
- Wirral, West (Mr. Hunt ME)
- Wirral, South (Mr. Porter)
- Crosby (Mr. Thornton)
- Knowsley, North (Mr. Howarth)
- St Helens, North (Mr. Evans)
- St Helens, South (Mr. Bermingham)
- Southport (Mr. Banks)
- Knowsley, South (Mr. O'Hara)
Funding levels for police forces in 1995–96 will be issued shortly after the Budget statement.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning reductions in the budget for the Merseyside police.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 23 November 1994]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his question on 26 October at column 642.