§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police forces implemented all necessary measures under the new Public Safety 753W Radiocommunications project; what is the expected date of implementation in each police force; what is the total capital cost to each police force of implementing the system; what is the expected annual running cost of the system for each police force; and if he will make a statement. [68951]
§ Mr. BoatengAll forces in England and Wales have been actively involved in Public Safety Radiocommunications project through establishment of dedicated teams, participation in regional user groups, direct consultations with the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO), which is managing the project, and a programme of force visits by the prospective service provider, BT.
PITO have provided the provisional implementation dates for each force which are shown in the table.
Budgeting for the take up of the service will be based on the agreed roll-out programme and is the responsibility of each Police Authority. Definitive costs are not available at this stage and are the subject of on-going negotiation.
Provisional implementation dates Force Force wishes Quadrant proposal Avon and Somerset 2000 2001 (Q1) Cambridgeshire 2000–01 2002 (Q1) Cleveland 2000 2000 (Q4) Devon and Cornwall 2000 2000 (Q4) Durham 2001 2001 (Q1) Dyfed Powys 1999 2001 (Q1) Northumbria 2000 2001 (Q1) Nottinghamshire 2002 2002 (Q1) Wiltshire 2000 2001 (Q1) Metropolitan Police Service 2003 2002–3 Lancashire Pilot 1999 Derbyshire 2000–01 2000 Gloucestershire 2000 2000 Greater Manchester Police 2000 2000 Leicestershire 2000 2000 Merseyside 2000 2000 North Yorkshire 1999 2000 Suffolk 2000–01 2000 West Mercia 1999 2000 Dorset 2000 2001 Gwent 2000 2001 Hampshire 2000 2001 Hertfordshire 2001 2001 South Wales 2001 2001 Thames Valley 2001 2001 Bedfordshire 2001 2002 Cheshire 2002–03 2002 Cumbria 2001 2002 Humberside 2002 2002 North Wales 2002 2002 South Yorkshire 2003 2002 Sussex 2001 2002 West Midlands 2003 2002 West Yorkshire 2003 2002 City of London 2003 2003 Essex 2003 2003 Kent 2003 2003 Lincolnshire 2003 2003 Norfolk 2001 2003 Northamptonshire 2003 2003 Staffordshire 2003 2003 Surrey 2003 2003 Warwickshire 2003 2003