HC Deb 18 December 2000 vol 360 cc53-7W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police stations in the Metropolitan police area which are planned to have reduced hours when they are open to the public. [142981]

Mr. Charles Clarke

[holding answer 15 December 2000]: The decision to restrict the opening hours of police stations is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. I understand from the Commissioner that there are currently no plans to reduce the opening hours of any police station in the Metropolitan police area.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police stations in the Metropolitan police area which are planned to close. [142985]

Mr. Charles Clarke

[holding answer 15 December 2000]: The decision to close police facilities is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. I understand from the Commissioner that there are currently no plans to close any police stations in the Metropolitan police area.

2000 Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police stations in the Metropolitan police area on 1 December,(a)(b) 1997, (c) 1998 and (d) 1999. [142984]

Mr. Charles Clarke

[holding answer 15 December 2000]: I understand from the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service that police stations within the Metropolitan police area at 21 November 2000 were as follows. Information for earlier years is not available.

Borough Police stations
Barking and Dagenham Barking
Dagenham
Marks Gate
Barnet Barnet
Colindale
Finchley
Golders Green
Whetstone
Bexley Belvedere
Bexleyheath
Sidcup
Brent Chalkhill
Harlesden
Kilburn
Kingsbury
Wembley
Willesden
Bromley Beckenham
Bromley
Orpington
Penge
West Wickham
Camden Albany Street
Grays Inn Road
Hampstead
Kentish Town
West Hampstead
City of Westminster Belgravia
Charing Cross
Harrow Road
Marylebone
Paddington
St. John's Wood
West End Central
Westminster
Croydon Addington
Croydon
Kenley
Norbury
South Norwood
Ealing Acton
Ealing
Greenford
Norwood Green
Perry Vale
Southall
Enfield Edmonton
Enfield
Ponders End
Southgate

Borough Police stations
Greenwich Eltham
Greenwich
Plumstead
Thamesmead
Woolwich
Hackney Dalston
Hackney
Shoreditch
Stoke Newington
Hammersmith and Fulham Fulham
Hammersmith
Shepherds Bush
Haringey Hornsey
Tottenham
Wood Green
Harrow South Harrow
Havering Harold Hill
Hornchurch
Rainham
Romford
Upminster
Hillingdon Hayes
Ruislip
Uxbridge
West Drayton
Hounslow Chiswick
Feltham
Hounslow
Islington Holloway
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea Chelsea
Kensington
Notting Hill
Kingston upon Thames Kingston
Surbiton
Lambeth Brixton
Cavendish Road
Clapham
Gypsy Hill
Kennington
Streatham
Lewisham Catford
Deptford
Lewisham
Sydenham
Merton Mitcham
Morden
Wimbledon
Newham East Ham
Forest Gate
North Woolwich
Plaistow
Stratford
Tarling Road
Redbridge Barkingside
Ilford
Wanstead
Woodford
Richmond upon Thames Richmond
Teddington
Twickenham
Southwark East Dulwich
Peckham
Rotherhithe
Southwark
Walworth
Sutton Sutton
Wallington

Borough Police stations
Tower Hamlets Bethnal Green
Bow
Brick Lane
Isle of Dogs
Limehouse
Poplar
Waltham Forest Chingford
Leyton
Leytonstone
Walthamstow
Walthamstow Town Centre
Wandsworth Arndale Centre
Battersea
Jubillee House
Lavender Hill
Tooting
Wandsworth
Heathrow Heathrow

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the police stations in the Metropolitan police area which reduced the hours when they are open to the public in(a) 1999 and (b) 2000 [142982]

(2) if he will list the police stations in the Metropolitan police area which have reduced the hours when they are open to the public since 1 May 1997. [142983]

1999 Mr. Charles Clarke

[holding answer 15 December 2000]: It is for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to determine the hours of business of police station public counters. I understand from the Commissioner that the following police stations reduced their opening hours in the calendar years since 1997:

1997 Kingsbury

1998

  • Belgravia
  • Greenford
  • Norwood Green
  • North Greenwood
  • Southgate
  • Sydenham

  • Beckenham
  • Belvedere
  • Edgware
  • Gypsy Hill
  • Hayes
  • Penge
  • Pinner
  • Ponders End
  • Rotherhithe
  • Rushton
  • Sidcup
  • Surbiton
  • Tooting
  • Wanstead
  • Wealdstone
  • West Drayton
  • West Wickham

2000

  • East Dulwich
  • Kings Cross Police Office
  • Harrow Road
  • Orpington
  • Paddington Green
  • Uxbridge
  • West Hampstead.