§ Lord Pattenasked Her Majesty's Government:
On how many days since 1 January the police force areas around (a) Somerton and (b) Wincanton, Somerset, have been without dedicated police officer cover in the hours between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. [HL755]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)I am told by the Chief Constable of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary that the Somerton and Wincanton areas have 24-hour police cover and there has been no occasion when there was no cover between the hours of 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.