Policing & Resources
Police funding, police numbers, police recruitment
Recent PMQs Questions
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I know that the Deputy Prime Minister has struggled with police visibility. London will be less safe because of the Government's police cuts and Sadiq Khan's decision last week to block a key contract...
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Police officers in Greater Manchester are facing exceptional pressures as they work to keep our communities safe from horrific terror threats, hate crime, organised crime and regular mass protests. De...
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Listening to residents in North West Cambridgeshire on the doorstep and at local coffee mornings, there is a clear message: people want local police to have the time and resources to get to know crime...
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In the past few days, Luton has suffered two stabbings. In addition, one woman has been murdered and another seriously injured, and a manhunt for the suspect is currently under way. This January alone...
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Feeling safe is a basic human need. After 14 years of Tory cuts to Durham’s police, too many constituents suffer from crime without justice. Will the new Government be tough on crime and its causes?...
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I recently spoke to a man in Worksop whose son's arm was badly broken when he was knocked off his bicycle by an off-road biker speeding on the pavement—dressed in black, no number plate, totally unide...
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Southwark faces significant antisocial behaviour challenges. Will the PM consider Southwark as a pilot test area for respect orders?...
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I know better than most that, under the last Tory Government, neighbourhood policing was stripped away, leaving the police invisible in towns such as those I represent. As a former police inspector, I...
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Will my right hon. and learned Friend the Prime Minister join me in praising our Labour police and crime commissioner for Cleveland, Matt Storey, who is working with me to tackle knife crime, drug cri...
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I am concerned about the reduction of police funding for London by £1 billion, resulting in the closure of two police stations. Does the Prime Minister agree on the importance of rebuilding local poli...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 391Prison Smuggling Drones 2026-06-30
The use of drones by criminal gangs to smuggle contraband into prisons is a concern, especially in open prisons. The police and crime commissioner for Lancashire invested in counter-drone units that j...
Topical Questions 2026-06-30
I welcome the Government's £500 million of investment in victims' services, which is a serious investment after years of neglect. In my constituency, Staffordshire Women's Aid has been supporting surv...
Road Safety
I was grateful to the Secretary of State for visiting Kenrick Way in my constituency last year, which is used as a racetrack by dangerous car cruisers, making residents' lives hell. I have been campai...
Road Safety
I was grateful to the Secretary of State for visiting Kenrick Way in my constituency last year, which is used as a racetrack by dangerous car cruisers, making residents' lives hell. I have been campai...
Topical Questions
Will the Secretary of State reform the police funding formula to account for rurality, lower council tax growth, and seasonality?...
Police AI Trials
Does the Minister agree it is essential that facial recognition technology is deployed lawfully, proportionately and with accountability when granting Government contracts?...
Sexual Assault Survivors Isle of Wight
On the Isle of Wight, the absence of a SAR Centre means that survivors are often required to make a long ferry journey—sometimes in the clothes they were assaulted in—to receive specialist support. Wi...
Sexual Assault Survivors Isle of Wight
What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of support available to survivors of sexual assault on the Isle of Wight. The absence of a SAR Centre means that survivors are ofte...
Police Efficiency Technology
The proposal for merging Lancashire and Cumbria police forces is being argued as improving police efficiency. However, there is risk that Cumbria's police force will be drawn down to larger urban cent...
Police Efficiency Technology
While recognising the importance of improving police efficiency, concerns exist regarding wrongful arrests due to racial bias in facial recognition systems. Will she ensure deployment, oversight and a...