HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has called for an urgent Parliamentary debate on the impact of rising petrol prices.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Friday, he said millions of pounds was being spent by police forces on fuel which could be better spent on policing.
Mr Halfon, who has worked closely with pressure group FairFuelUK on a campaign to drive down pump prices in the UK, told the Star: "Last year the police spent £78million on motoring fuel and it could hit £90m this year.
"The Royal College of Nursing says that 60,000 nurses now subsidise NHS petrol bills out of their own pockets. It’s clear that high petrol prices are becoming a real threat to frontline services."
Two days earlier, Mr Halfon raised the issue with David Cameron during Prime Minister’s Questions and said he had been "encouraged" by the response.
"I asked him to join me in supporting the FairFuelUK Campaign, asking oil companies to pass on lower petrol costs to motorists," he said.
"He agreed that we need to make sure we have a good competitive sector that passes on price cuts right through the country. His reply was certainly encouraging."
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