§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reintroduce the system of fixed Home Office establishments for police officer numbers. [45840]
§ Mr. MichaelWe have no plans to re-introduce the system of Home Office approved police establishments, which was abolished by the previous Government as one of the changes introduced under the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 when the right hon. Member was Minister of State, Home Office. We are working with the police to ensure that the resources which the Government make available to them are used as effectively as possible, with a new emphasis on outputs and outcomes rather than on inputs.