To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which London boroughs are not members of the local police consultative committee; and if he will make a statement.

Five London borough councils have refused to nominate representatives to their local police-community consultative group: Brent, Ealing, Hackney, Haringey and Lambeth.We deplore the fact that these five groups are obliged to operate without the support of their local council and without the resources which other councils make available. I hope that they will reconsider their position. The fact that these groups nevertheless operate effectively reflects great credit on all of those involved.