§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will grant the application by Surrey police authority for funding to assist with the purchase of a new EC135 helicopter for use in policing in the county. [79911]
§ Mr. DenhamSurrey police authority has submitted an application for funding to assist in the purchase of a new police role-equipped helicopter. This application has been made under the guidelines for the allocation of Home Office capital funding for police air support (2003–04).
A number of police forces have submitted applications for funding in 2003–04 for air support purposes and a decision on the allocation of the available funding will be announced in the new year.