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HANSARDFirearms LicensingAs the hon. Member will know, the Department for Business and Trade has the lead on fireworks. I have had a conversation with a colleague in the last couple of weeks about that…23 Feb 2026HANSARDFirearms LicensingI will come to that. In short, I do not think that we should look at one thing at the expense of another at the same time. We are capable of tackling several things in several…23 Feb 2026HANSARDFirearms LicensingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) on an excellent introduction to what has…23 Feb 2026HANSARDFirearms LicensingI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. He may wish me to meet family members; if he thinks it appropriate and they want to, I am happy to do so. The onward sale of…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will make some progress, I am afraid. Many hon. Members have talked about the funding formula. In opposition, I regularly called on the previous Government to review the funding…11 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Covenant Annual ReportI am pleased to announce that the first annual report for the police covenant under this Government, has today been laid before Parliament. The report, the third since the…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will carry on making some progress. Through the continued growth in neighbourhood policing, we will restore the vital link between police forces and the communities they serve.…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportDoes the right hon. Gentleman welcome the 2,400 more police in our neighbourhoods than at the start of this Government?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportTo be clear, PCSOs are police officers. They are not warranted, but they are police. We will have 13,000 extra police in our neighbourhoods. I would have to do the maths to divide…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI do not know whether the right hon. Lady has anybody in her team to help her with communications.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportNobody? I suspect that she does have somebody who helps with communications; most hon. Members in this place do.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI suggest that the previous Government would have benefited from listening to the public. There is no harm in listening to the public. Indeed, it is our role as elected…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI beg to move, That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2026–27 (HC 1638), which was laid before this House on 28 January, be approved. Before I come to the detail of the…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportKnife murders have fallen by 27% and knife crime has fallen by 8%—there were nearly 4,500 fewer knife offences in the past year than in the year before that. We are focused on…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe right hon. Gentleman points to a challenge, which is that some police forces perform brilliantly, and others perform less well. There is only one force in Engage at the…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportWith £21 billion going into policing overall and £18.4 billion going directly to our police forces, I do not accept that there is a shortfall in funding. More money—hundreds of…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportAt the moment, we have a situation where each area has its own named, contactable officer. We are going even further, so that each ward will have its own named, contactable…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant Reportindicated dissent.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportTo be clear, by the end of this Parliament there will be 13,000 extra neighbourhood police. The hon. Gentleman can divide that by— [ Interruption. ] Yes, police.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportJust to be clear, there are 2,400 extra neighbourhood police officers in our neighbourhoods. Our policy is to tilt resources into our neighbourhoods, because the previous…11 Feb 2026