Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the numbers of traffic patrol officers to ensure road safety around the ports.
Local Resilience Forums and Police Forces have comprehensively prepared to ensure disruption on roads is kept to a minimum and the safety of all road users is not compromised, this includes working with Highways England where appropriate.
Decisions regarding the number of officers and how they are deployed are a matter for Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables. They are best placed to understand how to deal with all the issues for which the force is responsible, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.