§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, as part of the review of the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police area, he will review the overlapping jurisdictions of the Metropolitan Police, City of London Police and the British Transport Police; and if he will make a statement. [50574]
§ Mr. MichaelMy right hon. Friend has concluded his consideration of the case for changing the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District. He announced in a written answer to the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Mr. Maclean), 16 June 1998,Official Report, column 191, that a provision would be made in the Greater London Authority Bill to make those boundaries coterminous with those of the 32 London boroughs.
There are no plans to change the boundaries between the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London Police.
The British Transport Police has responsibility for railway policing throughout Great Britain, and its jurisdiction cuts across all force boundaries. It did not fall to be considered in the context of the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District.