Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disbanding the Metropolitan Police’s Roads and Transport Policing Command on road safety in London.

Decisions on force structures and resource deployment are operational matters. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner is best placed to determine how roads policing resources are deployed in response to the threats, risks and demands facing the Metropolitan area.

Effective roads policing plays an important role in keeping our roads safe and reducing the risk of death and serious injury. In making operational decisions, chief officers are expected to exercise their powers proportionately, with due regard to public safety and professional standards. This helps support effective road traffic enforcement and public confidence in policing.