§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to create central purchasing of(a) UK police vehicles and (b) UK European vehicles; [4390]
(2) how many police vehicles in current use were bought in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Europe and (c) outside Europe. [4391]
§ Mr. DenhamThere are no plans to arrange central procurement of police vehicles in England and Wales. Since 1992 the Police Information and Technology Organisation, with the support of the National Association of Police Fleet Managers, has put in place a national framework for the purchase of vehicles by the police service. It delivers significant discounts on manufacturers prices. The current national framework was implemented on 1 April 2000 and runs for five years.
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Antisocial behaviour orders made between 1 April 1999 and 31 March 2001 by age group and police force area within England Number made from 1 June 2000 to 31 March 20011 Police force area Number made from 1 April 1999 to 31 May 20002 Age 10–17 Age 18+ Age unknown Total Total made from 1 April 1999 to31 March 2001 Avon and Somerset 9 2 2 — 4 13 Bedfordshire — — — — — — Cambridgeshire 5 — — — — 5 Cheshire — — — — — — Cleveland 1 3 — — 3 4 Cumbria 1 — — — — 1 Derbyshire 3 1 7 — 8 11 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 1 — 2 3 Dorset — 2 — — 2 2 Durham — 3 2 — 6 6 Essex — — — — — — Gloucestershire — 1 — — 1 1 Greater Manchester 10 1 2 — 3 13 Hampshire 1 — — — — 1 Hertfordshire 1 — 4 — 4 5 Humberside — 2 7 — 10 10 Kent — 9 1 — 10 10 Lancashire 5 2 5 — 7 12 Leicestershire 1 — — — — 1 Lincolnshire — — — — — — Merseyside 8 — — — — 8 Metropolitan Police Service3 9 4 7 1 12 21 Norfolk 6 3 1 — 4 10 Northamptonshire — — — — — — Northumbria 8 2 2 — 4 12 North Yorkshire 4 — — — 4 Nottinghamshire 1 3 1 — 4 5 South Yorkshire 3 — 1 — 1 4 Staffordshire — — 2 — 2 2 Suffolk 3 — — — — 3 Although the arrangement is not mandatory, the framework has delivered value for money and is well used within the police service. As the arrangement was set up under European Commission (EC) Procurement Directives, forces who purchase from it are not required to undertake any additional tendering, thereby affording further savings to the police service.
Information on the number of vehicles owned by police forces in England and Wales and where they were purchased is not collected. The Scottish Executive are responsible for the police service in Scotland and the arrangements for motor vehicle procurement.