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Emergency Services: Lancashire

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55311

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that emergency response teams are adequately (a) trained and (b) equipped to respond to road traffic incidents in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The development and maintenance of police driving-related curricula and supporting resources is the responsibility of the College of Policing, with support from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Police Driving Lead.

Decisions on the allocation of equipment used to respond to road traffic incidents is an operational matter for Lancashire Constabulary.

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