To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued to police forces on responses to incidents of theft of a vehicle with a payload of oil, gas or petrol; whether each police force uses the same procedures in such instances; and if he will make a statement. (281959)

The Home Office has issued no guidance to police forces on the specific issue of responses to incidents of theft of a vehicle with a pay load of oil, gas or petrol. The National Police Improvement Agency has not issued central guidance to forces on this specific matter, and it is for forces to determine appropriate procedures locally.