Police Funding Havering 2024-10-21
2024-10-21
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The question follows a period of increasing pressures on the police service, affecting morale, retention, recruitment, and crime-solving capacity.
If she will increase funding for policing in the London borough of Havering. Given the increasing pressures on the police service, does the Minister accept that officer morale, retention, recruitment and ability to solve crimes are severely compromised, with police officers overworked, underpaid and subjected to unprecedented rises in bureaucratic processes—often dealing with things that police do not traditionally deal with, such as mental health care and social work?
The hon. Gentleman is a very experienced Member of this House. He has supported 14 years of Conservative government that have left us coming into government with a criminal justice system, including policing, that is in grave difficulty. I take the point that he raises, but he needs to recognise the role that he and his party have played in getting us to this point. Our aim now is to recruit more police officers, as the Home Secretary has said, and to increase neighbourhood policing as the bedrock of policing in this country.
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The specific request for addressing officer morale, retention, recruitment, crime-solving capacity, and bureaucratic processes was not directly answered.
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Q2
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The question arises from the context of ongoing pressures on police services and a need for additional resources.
If she will increase funding for policing in the London borough of Havering. Given the increasing pressures on the police service, does the Minister accept that officer morale, retention, recruitment and ability to solve crimes are severely compromised, with police officers overworked, underpaid and subjected to unprecedented rises in bureaucratic processes—often dealing with things that police do not traditionally deal with, such as mental health care and social work?
The hon. Gentleman is a very experienced Member of this House. He has supported 14 years of Conservative government that have left us coming into government with a criminal justice system, including policing, that is in grave difficulty. I take the point that he raises, but he needs to recognise the role that he and his party have played in getting us to this point. Our aim now is to recruit more police officers, as the Home Secretary has said, and to increase neighbourhood policing as the bedrock of policing in this country.
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The specific request for addressing officer morale, retention, recruitment, crime-solving capacity, and bureaucratic processes was not directly answered.
Blaming Previous Government
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Q3
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The question pertains to the growing issue of phone snatches by people on bikes in London, which is a form of street crime.
We all want to see more funding for our police in Havering and Hackney and across London, but a reduction in crime would also help them. What conversations are Ministers having with mobile phone manufacturers to try to drive down phone snatches by people on bikes and reduce such street crime?
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. Those conversations are ongoing; later this month, conversations will take place on what more can be done to ensure that the manufacturers take their responsibility seriously and do everything they can to stop the trade in parts, which is a particular issue with mobile phones.
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The specific ask about stopping the trade in parts was not fully addressed with concrete actions or timelines.
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