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HANSARD Police ReformThat is of course the aim of this Government: we want to put policing in our communities, where people expect it to be, and make sure that the police are not, as they currently…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend and other MPs. I appreciate that he supports the approach that we are taking in Wales. I pay tribute to his police and crime…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI am always happy to meet and talk about these issues. The transition will happen in 2027, and we need to ensure that we learn from previous transitions and that we do not drop…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI thank the hon. Lady for the promotion— I am just a Minister, not the Secretary of State. We are very conscious that the system in Wales is different from the system in England,…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 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 appreciate that the hon. Member wants to see more police officers in her communities. It is for the Government to set the priorities, and the funding to enable local police…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformMay I thank the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for his robust attack on a policy that his own party introduced as part of the coalition Government in 2010? I disagree with the hon.…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformThe hon. Gentleman raises the important issue of road safety. I am working very closely with colleagues in the Department for Transport on reforms in that space, which we will…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and join him in praising Martyn Underhill and David Sidwick for their work. The police and crime commissioners have a very important…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI join my hon. Friend in his praise for Roger Hirst, and indeed all other PCCs, who have done some really good work. This Government are prioritising neighbourhood policing. We…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformAs ever, I am happy to meet colleagues in Northern Ireland. We have much to learn from each other about how to make sure that we are policing the streets in the safest and best…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend. Of course, local decisions will be made locally and there are limits to what I can do in that way, which is absolutely right. The ability…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice ReformToday I have announced, through an oral statement, proposals to strengthen police governance by abolishing police and crime commissioners at the end of their current term in 2028.…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on police reform. Let me begin by expressing my sadness at the passing of Baroness Newlove, the Victims’ Commissioner. She was…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformThe announcement today is on police and crime commissioners, which will not change those boundaries.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 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 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 2025