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HANSARDNeighbourhood Police OfficersI would be very happy to have a conversation with the hon. Lady about her experience of that. Of course, the use of illegal vapes, and their sale to under-18s, is prolific and a…17 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice Officers: RedditchAs my hon. Friend will know, how resources are spent is a matter for the chief constable, but the Government are clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would not say that the neighbourhood policing guarantee, involving an extra £200 million, means nothing. It is a substantial amount for all our communities in England and Wales,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Police OfficersI am pleased to see the progress made, and I would love to visit again, as I did with the Prime Minister in opposition, to see that progress in action. There are two aspects to…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformJust to be clear, the arrangements we are announcing today are not changing the 43 models at all. We will bring forward reform, which hopefully the hon. Gentleman will support,…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformThe announcement today is on police and crime commissioners, which will not change those boundaries.13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI thank my hon. Friend for welcoming this announcement. The transition to the mayoral model is complex, and people will have different views, opinions and fights locally about…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI am very sorry to hear about the incidents of crime that the hon. Lady mentioned, and I am very happy to talk more to her about that. Rural crime is incredibly important, and we…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI join the hon. Gentleman in praising Cambridgeshire constabulary for the way it responded in incredibly difficult circumstances. The quick wit of many—including, of course, the…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformFunding is enormously important, and we are providing our police with a real-terms funding uplift this year. We are going through the allocation process at the moment, and we will…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI join the hon. Member in praising her local team. She is right to talk about staff. There are about 1,000 staff who support police and crime commissioners. We will work with them…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. I think the PCSO model is extraordinarily successful, not just because the model is slightly cheaper and therefore we get more bang for…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI repeat what I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Ms Creasy): it is incredibly important that chiefs have a good relationship with their local Member of…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformMy hon. Friend is right to raise the funding formula. As I said, the allocations will be set in the usual way this year. The White Paper on police reform will introduce some…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformAs my hon. Friend says, we are meeting next week, so we can discuss this matter then. I am very happy to join in his praise for his Conservative police and crime commissioner. As…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to our local police and crime commissioners, including Clive Grunshaw, for their work. He is absolutely right to say that there have been…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformThat is a question for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and I would expect it to answer it with reference to the structures that exist in local…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformTo correct the right hon. Gentleman, there are five deputy mayors within the mayoral system that we have already—not just in London, but in Manchester, West Yorkshire, South…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI am very happy to pay tribute to Marc Jones. I have met him to talk about these issues, and there are particular challenges in Lincolnshire that we are looking at very closely.…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI join my hon. Friend in praising John Tizard for the work that he is doing and will continue to do. As I set out, and subject to legislation, the police and crime commissioner…13 Nov 2025