HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 cc708-9W
16. Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to meet representatives of the police forces to discuss proposed changes to police pay and conditions. [38889]

Mr. Denham

My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary continues to have regular meetings with representatives of all police organisations. He had a meeting with leaders of the Police Federation on 6 March. His officials are involved in conciliation discussions in the Police Negotiating Board (PNB) about proposed changes to police pay and conditions with the representatives of all the main police organisations.

23. Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many additional police officers have allocated to(a) West Midlands police force and (b) Coventry under his recent initiative. [38896]

Mr. Denham

Under the Government's Crime Fighting Fund (CFF) recruitment initiative, the West Midlands police have been allocated funding for 523 recruits over the above their previous recruitment plans for the three years to March 2003.

I understand that so far, 62 of the recruits funded by the CFF have been allocated by the chief constable to Coventry. In addition to the CFF, Coventry has been allocated funding for four extra officers from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.