§ Mr. Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each constituency in Shropshire the police stations indicating those which served rural communities, which were(a) downgraded, (b) closed and (c) opened (i) between 1979 to 1997 and (ii) since May 1997. [118542]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI have been advised by West Mercia Constabulary in this operational matter. The answer is given in the table.
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Police post Rural? Downgraded Closed Opened Constituency: Shrewsbury and Atcham1 Westbury Yes — Sold 1986 — Longden Yes — Sold 1987 — Ford Yes — Sold 1990 — Shawbury Yes — Sold 1990 — Atcham Yes — Sold 1990 — Bowmere Heath Yes — Sold 1992 — Baschurch Yes — Sold 1992 — Nesscliffe Yes — Sold 1994 — Bayston Hill Yes — Sold 1997 — Constituency: Ludlow1 Church Stretton Rural (small town station) Upgraded Old one closed 1992 Purpose built new station opened 1992 Constituency: Ludlow2 Craven Arms Rural (small town) section station Upgraded Small single storey station closed and sold May 1999 Adjacent house converted to larger station: opened May 1999 Bishops Castle Rural (small town) station Size downgraded 1960s station, flats and garaging closed and sold April 1999 Small new purpose built beat station opened April 1999 Chirbury Yes — Sold 1987 — Broseley Yes — Sold 1996 — Constituency: Wrekin1 Trench Yes — Sold 1983 — Hadley Suburban — Sold 1995 — Tong Yes — Sold 1996 — Constituency: Telford1 Woodside Suburban — Sold 1995 — Constituency: Telford3 Madeley Rural Old closed—upgraded to a larger station 1999 1999 Oakengates Town — Sold 1999 — 1Between 1979 and 1997 2From May 1997 onward 3Since May 1997