Greater Manchester Police Budget
EDM number 1643 in 2005-06, proposed by John Leech on 14/02/2006.
That this House notes with concern reports in the Manchester Evening News that Greater Manchester Police face a budget shortfall of up to £14 million and that this could result in a reduction of up to 200 police officers, reducing overall numbers to under 8,000, the minimum figure that Chief Constable Michael Todd has said is needed effectively to cut crime; welcomes plans by the Police Authority to come to London for crisis talks to avoid damaging cuts to the police budget and urges the Government to bridge the budget shortfall; further notes that the Chief Constable has said that his ideal force would consist of 11,000 police officers; and believes that an additional 3,000 officers on the streets of Greater Manchester would be a more effective method of tackling crime and disorder than the Government's proposed identity card scheme; and therefore urges the Government to abandon plans for identity cards in favour of more police on the streets of Greater Manchester and throughout the rest of the country.
This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leech | 14/02/2006 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Mark Hunter | 14/02/2006 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Paul Rowen | 14/02/2006 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Andrew Stunell | 14/02/2006 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gregory Campbell | 15/02/2006 | East Londonderry | DUP | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 15/02/2006 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Roger Williams | 15/02/2006 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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