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HANSARD Police Grant ReportTo be honest, looking at the police and crime commissioners, it has not been clarified exactly how that responsibility is going to work across the country. The point I was trying…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportOn that point, will the Minister give way?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe police are required to pick up the slack in so many different aspects of this, and I do not think that that is factored into or reflected in the way we are looking at the…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportSmoke and mirrors, indeed. Last month’s police reform White Paper does little to clear up any confusion. The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners said: “We are aware the…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI appreciate the Minister’s intervention. I understood that point, but my point was that those 2,400 officers do not even make up the 2,611 by which the Government have already…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI concur with the hon. Gentleman’s point on what the Minister has just said. In Cambridgeshire, our named neighbourhood officers—it is a little difficult to pin down exactly how…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI agree with my right hon. Friend, and I hope that that will clarified by the Minister who winds up, or through further clarification of the White Paper. I have read the White…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe Minister mentions the factors that will go into the police allocation formula. That formula is currently based on the 2014 population size, and density and sparsity figures…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportMadam Deputy Speaker, “The current funding system is complex, outdated and the product of legacy decisions rather than strategic design”— not my words but those of the Government…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportNo, they will have multiple wards.11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsI want to return to a question that was initially asked by the Opposition spokesperson, my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge). When the Prime Minister met…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanThe Secretary of State talked about British people having a stake in our energy system, and generating returns for local communities and people. He then went on to say that he was…10 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceThe Minister appears to have come to the Chamber today with absolutely nothing to say. The recent visit to China was an absolute disaster, with people taking burner phones and a…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe Chief Secretary keeps making reference to, “If we had known then what we know now,” with regard to Peter Mandelson’s appointment. The key fact is that we already knew of Peter…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsRasheed Afrin, co-director of the al-Roj camp in Syria, recently commented that several ISIS-linked individuals have been repatriated from that camp to the UK. Can the Home…09 Feb 2026HANSARDSeparation Centres ReviewI wholeheartedly agree that our most dangerous prisoners should be dealt with appropriately, but I will touch on an adjacent point around prison capacity. We are aware that the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPrison Estate: SafetyThe use of drones to bring contraband into prisons has become a significant issue. Last year there was an intra-year increase of 43% in the use of drones for illegal activity on…03 Feb 2026HANSARDAjax: Initial Operating Capacity8. What steps he is taking to ensure the delivery of initial operating capability for the Ajax programme.02 Feb 2026HANSARDAjax: Initial Operating CapacityThe Minister knows that I have a keen interest in this topic. There were 33 injuries sustained during Exercise Titan Storm. General Dynamics achieved initial operating capability…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanI want to follow up on the questions from the Chair of the Defence Committee, the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), and from the hon. Member for Aldershot (Alex Baker), on the…02 Feb 2026