Police Stations: Closures

Paul Holmes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police stations closed permanently in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.

Mr. Coaker
The information requested is not held centrally. The management of the police estate and allocation of resources are matters for the police authority and chief constable for each force, who are responsible for assessing local needs.