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HANSARD Police Grant ReportLast year there was funding of £900 million-plus; this year it is only £660 million. The hon. Gentleman is completely overstating what the Government are giving police officers. […05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportNo, I am going to make some progress, thank you very much. Some might say that the Minister is giving with one hand and taking with the other. However, given the tax rises, it is…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportBefore engaging in the substance of the debate, I thank the brave, hard-working police officers, PCSOs, police staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to protect the public. They…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportThat is a false statement, actually—it is misleading. I have definitely mentioned police funding in the House before.05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportHave a play with Hansard and let us see. In fact, the sum of £230 million alone could have funded the recruitment, or at the least the retention, of thousands of officers who…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportAfter the last Labour Government’s spending and borrowing splurge caused the economic crisis of 2008, cuts were made, but the hon. Gentleman should be happy because thereafter we…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportAs we have heard, once you take out your national insurance tax raid and the pay rise that you took from the base, it is more like £660 million, which is £300 million less than…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant Reportrose —05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportDoes the Minister think that reducing the number of people working in response policing to make up the numbers in neighbourhood policing will improve or reduce response times?05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI was just wondering whether the Minister knew how much this national insurance tax raid was going to cost her local police force and those hard-working police officers in her…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWe have heard a great deal from Members across the House about the grant and the impact it will have on various communities. I reiterate my earlier point that we are deeply…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the hon. Lady give way on that point?05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportBy the measurements in September, that is not the case. By the time September came— [ Interruption. ] Is the Minister going to give us the guarantee that the numbers will not go…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportGo on—you are welcome.05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI am sure that the Minister will have opportunities to come back to me. Can she assure MPs that when their constituents ring 999, they will not have to wait long for an emergency…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the Minister be honest and acknowledge that in order to achieve what has been outlined, officers will need to be reassigned? If so, will she assure us that those officers…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe hon. Gentleman will have plenty of opportunities to contribute. I know that Labour Members do not like this fact, but the Conservatives left office with record numbers of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDFree 1-hour parking in YarmI rise to present a petition on behalf of the people of Stockton West. Yarm has the most beautiful high street in the country, with an amazing offer of retail and hospitality…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI thank the Members who brought this important debate forward. For generations, the local post office has been the beating heart of our towns and villages. That is certainly the…30 Jan 2025