Police and Justice Bill

On that point, is not the Minister aware that there is already resilience in West Mercia and the west midlands generally, in the form of special branch, the regional taskforce and the advent of the Serious Organised Crime Agency? Why do we need all this change when such organisations are already in place? If the Government are serious about resilience, counter-terrorism and dealing with the global threat of terror, why does the Prime Minister still refuse to rule out appointing a Cabinet-level Minister to deal with those important issues?