Proposed Merger Of The Welsh Police Forces

EDM number 2203 in 2005-06, proposed by Mark Williams on 17/05/2006.

That this House notes the Government's proposed merger of the four Welsh police forces into a single Welsh force; further notes the reservations that all four Welsh police authorities have about the merger and the widespread confusion and uncertainty regarding the costs of the merger, the process of precept convergence and the impact the merger will have on council tax payers across Wales; agrees with the Welsh Affairs Committee's conclusion that `the very short timetable set by the Government' had `limited the scope of the debate and impeded consultation with the police forces and police authorities' and `removed the possibility of full consultation with the public'; and calls on the Government immediately to review its police merger policy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.