Philip Dunne adds his voice to the argument against regionalisation of the emergency services, highlighting evidence from the Metropolitan Police of 'resource drift' to the centre.

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con): I want to make a very brief intervention. There is already evidence of the consequences of the regionalisation of police forces. A former divisional commander of the Met, which is effectively a regional force, told me that its priorities do not match those of the local divisional forces surrounding the centre. Resource drift into the centre is an inevitable consequence of the regionalisation of police forces.

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