Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 December 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 2 December 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the future policing of seaports.

Answer: Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the future policing of seaports. [82305] Mr. Jamieson: All ports are subject to normal standards of policing provided by the relevant Home Office force. However, seven ports (Bristol, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Liverpool, Tees & Hartlepool and Tilbury) also have their own dedicated police forces. We have recently carried out a review of the management and accountability of these forces and will be issuing a discussion paper outlining our findings before the end of the year.

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