24229 2003-04 1830 Jonathan Sayeed 2004-10-27 That this House notes the funding shortfall projected for police authority budgets next year; further notes that Bedfordshire Police Authority will need a funding increase of ú2.2 million just to maintain existing services whilst implementing the Government's police reform agenda and meeting the rising costs of police pensions; recognises that Bedfordshire faces particular difficulties as its budget is over 83 per cent. pay related and the authority has achieved the highest level of cashable efficiency savings of any police authority in England and Wales over the last five years with the highest proportion of officers undertaking front line policing duties; calls on the Government to recognise the scale of the potential cuts, which in Bedfordshire alone would remove the equivalent of 75 police officers from front line policing; and urges the Government to make sure that the funding settlement is adequate in 2005-06 and beyond. Jonathan Sayeed 2004-10-27 Proposed Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Andrew Selous 2004-10-27 Signed South West Bedfordshire Conservative Kelvin Hopkins 2004-10-27 Signed Luton North Labour Alistair Burt 2004-10-27 Signed North East Bedfordshire Conservative Patrick Hall 2004-10-27 Signed Bedford Labour Bob Spink 2004-11-01 Signed Castle Point Conservative Ann Cryer 2004-11-10 Signed Keighley Labour Brian White 2004-11-11 Signed North East Milton Keynes Labour