§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the progress of his consultations with police organisations about police reform; [145553]
(2) on what plans he has consulted police organisations about a new framework of police conditions of service; and if he will make a statement. [145552]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe discussions referred to in my answer to the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Miss Widdecombe) on 26 October 2000,Official Report, column 218W, are continuing; no conclusions have been reached.