Member

I share the view of the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, of the efforts being made by the Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP. She is very much on the case. She met Lord Attlee earlier this year and, as the noble Lord said, wrote to the West Midlands Police acting chief constable, taking a firm line on consistency in charging. I gather Mr Green has replied, but I do not know what he said. I ask my noble friend the Minister for his view on whether he feels that police forces generally have now come into line and are promising consistency and fairness in charging for abnormal loads.