Cheshire Constabulary: Construction

Mr. Stephen O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps (a) Cheshire police and (b) executive agencies of his Department are taking to (i) ensure that the supply chain completing the Pierse contracting construction project is paid and (ii) alleviate the financial problems of small and medium-sized businesses involved in that project.

Mr. Hanson
The management of local contracts is a matter for the chief officer and chair of the police authority.