Asked by: Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 16 March (HL5635), whether their support for Eurostar's plans for new services means that the concerns of the Border Agency have been resolved without requiring passengers to change trains en route.
Answered by Lord Bates
The UK Border Agency was abolished in March 2013. The Government is supportive of Eurostar’s plans for new services between Southern France and London commencing in May 2015 and between Amsterdam and London from December 2016.
The operating model for these new Eurostar services makes provision for a stop at Lille or Brussels to allow for physical security, Schengen exit and UK entry checks to be completed. This was a commercial decision made by Eurostar which is satisfactory in terms of UK border control requirements.
Asked by: Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many multi-agency vehicle enforcement checks were mounted in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Bates
The Home Office does not hold this information. This is an operational matter for the police and other partner agencies.
Asked by: Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers are dedicated to traffic policing; and how has this changed in the last 10 years.
Answered by Lord Bates
The table provided shows the total number and proportion of full-time equivalent police officers within the traffic function in England and Wales, as at 31 March 2005 to 31 March 2014.
Number |
|
| Total |
2005 | 7,104 |
2006 | 6,511 |
2007 | 6,412 |
2008 | 6,299 |
2009 | 5,712 |
2010 | 5,635 |
2011 | 5,329 |
2012 | 4,868 |
2013 | 4,675 |
2014 | 4,356 |
| |
Proportion of total police officers (%) | |
| Total |
2005 | 5.0 |
2006 | 4.6 |
2007 | 4.5 |
2008 | 4.4 |
2009 | 4.0 |
2010 | 3.9 |
2011 | 3.8 |
2012 | 3.6 |
2013 | 3.6 |
2014 | 3.4 |
1. This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been presented to the nearest whole number.
2. Traffic function includes staff who are predominantly employed on motor-cycles or in patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties. This includes officers employed in accident investigation, vehicle examination,radar duties and those working with hazardous chemicals.
3. Staff with multiple responsibilities (or designations) are recorded under their primary role or function. This may explain some variability between years.
4. Figures have been confirmed by all police forces after collection and before publication each year.