To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions access to Canvey Island via the (a) A130 and (b) Fleet Road was temporarily closed by the police in each of the last 10 years. (191789)

[holding answer 4 March 2008]: The Information is not collected centrally or recorded by Essex police. Essex police recognise the impact of any closure to strategic roads and will always seek to divert traffic and/or re-open the road as quickly as possible. They need, however, to balance this against the priorities of dealing with incidents and any resulting criminal investigation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the average time taken for the police to respond to an emergency call on Canvey Island when the A130 access road is blocked. (191799)

[holding answer 5 March 2008]: This information is not collected centrally and is not recorded by Essex police.