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HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThe hon. Member is right to say that grassroots work is needed. The £7 million I referred to earlier is part of that, and organisations such as the CST, which the Government…19 Feb 2024HANSARDFire and Rescue Minimum Service LevelsThe Government are today publishing our response to a recent public consultation on establishing minimum service levels on strike days for fire and rescue services. At the same…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe shadow Minister said that the balance of funding is being shifted on to local areas. To be clear about the facts, the increase in the central Government grant going to police…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportIt is up to police and crime commissioners how to spend the money in this record funding settlement. Some police forces are being creative by, for example, co-locating with fire…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant Report—and I am sure that the hon. Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda) is about to join me in doing just that.07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportTo be clear, there was a reduction in police officer numbers in the coalition years—the years immediately after 2010—owing to the appalling financial conditions that we inherited.…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportMy right hon. Friend is quite right. Of course, all policing, whether funded from central Government or via the precept, is ultimately paid for by taxpayers. In the most recent…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportI am afraid that I have not seen those comments, so it would not be right for me to remark on them, but I will say that the Government are completely committed to combating…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportOverall, across England and Wales, around two thirds of the total funding comes from central Government. As the hon. Gentleman says, that varies by police force, but on…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The issue is not just about providing more resources, but making sure that the police can operate efficiently. For example, we are…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportI beg to move, That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2024-25 (HC 482), which was laid before this House on 31 January, be approved. Police officers, police community…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportMy hon. Friend campaigns tirelessly for Bedfordshire policing and to combat the scourge of antisocial motorcycle use. I believe we will shortly be organising a meeting to discuss…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportI met my right hon. Friend yesterday evening and he made a powerful case on Lincolnshire police, and for updating the funding formula, as we have discussed. He also made the case…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportOn longer-term funding trends, the total cash funding for police in 2010-11 was about £13.1 billion. As I set out, it is now £18.4 billion, so it is £5.3 billion higher in cash…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportIn just a moment. Overall, next year, police funding will be up 6% on this year for frontline forces. Inflation is currently only 4% and is forecast to fall further.07 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanMadam Deputy Speaker, thank you for dealing with that point of debate disguised as a point of order. I will reiterate what I have said, and quote again what the Office for…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanI have had worse, Madam Deputy Speaker, but thank you for your assistance. As always, it is gratefully received. Members on both sides of the House have rightly raised the issue…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanI thank my right hon. Friend for his very good question, and I will come on to that matter now. We want to tighten up the sale of knives online. The principal vehicle for that is…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanI will give way to the shadow Home Secretary and then to the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen).06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanYes, I am very willing to work with the hon. Lady and to look at detailed representations. I have been advised that those sections are quite broad-ranging. I have read them myself…06 Feb 2024