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HANSARD Police ReformIt is for local police areas to decide how they use their funding. Our priority, to be frank, is to get our police officers out on to our streets to police our neighbourhoods and…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 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 my hon. Friend and join her in paying tribute to the Dorset PCC. There are PCCs who have worked really well across the party political divide, and we should pay tribute to…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI obviously talk to my colleagues in MHCLG often, but I will leave to them the decisions they make in the areas they are responsible for. I am, however, happy to pass on the hon.…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 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 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 2025HANSARD Police ReformMy hon. Friend is right. Preventing crime is everybody’s problem, and we need to ensure that everybody feels the responsibility of that and works effectively together to tackle…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question and I join him in paying tribute to Philip Wilkinson for his work. On the two figures I mentioned, the £100 million and the £20…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 2025HANSARDKnife Surrender and CompensationThe ninja sword surrender and compensation scheme and the extended surrender arrangements, introduced by this Government, has been one of the most successful weapon surrender…30 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I echo the comments that Members made about David Amess; we are all remembering him today. He was very kind to me, and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDHome Office Science Advisory Committee: RenamingThe Minister of State at the Home Office, my noble Friend Lord Hanson of Flint, has today made the following written ministerial statement: I am pleased to announce the formal…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We saw a collapse in the numbers of police then huge recruitment under the last Government, which meant that we lost a lot of officers and…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsI thank the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) for securing the debate. As he knows, I am a week into my new role as Policing Minister, but I did the shadow role for…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsThe hon. Lady makes an interesting point. We are moving to a system with an increasing number of mayors, and the functions of police and crime commissioners will roll into the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI thank my hon. Friend for his question. It is encouraging to see the work going on in his constituency. It is our intention to ensure that the police have the resources they need…15 Sept 2025HANSARDCrime in City CentresI welcome the actions in Newport city; it is good to hear. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers, and a raft of other measures…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPolice StationsMay I associate myself with the comments made by the hon. Member at the start of her question? As she would expect, we have been in close contact with the Met throughout the…15 Sept 2025