Policing & Resources
Police funding, police numbers, police recruitment
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 33PMQs 2026-01-21
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...
PMQs 2025-04-30
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...
PMQs 2025-01-22
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...
PMQs 2025-01-08
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?...
PMQs 2024-12-18
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...
PMQs 2024-11-27
Southwark faces significant antisocial behaviour challenges. Will the PM consider Southwark as a pilot test area for respect orders?...
PMQs 2024-11-20
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...
PMQs 2024-10-16
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...
PMQs 2024-07-24
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...
PMQs 2024-05-08
May I warmly welcome my hon. Friend, the new Member for Blackpool South (Chris Webb)? After the representation that fine town has had recently, it is good to know that it has a proper champion back at...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 383Police Efficiency Technology 2026-03-23
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 2026-03-23
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...
Police Efficiency Technology 2026-03-23
What steps her Department is taking to use technology to increase police efficiency. In light of wrongful arrests linked to live facial recognition, will she reassure that deployment, oversight and au...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
I regularly meet lead stakeholders in my constituency who work passionately to keep children safe and reduce knife crime. What work are the Government doing with grassroots organisations to support th...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
Residents in Devon want visible community policing. The new towns taskforce recommended a new settlement called Marlcombe in east Devon. When new towns are built, how are additional police officers al...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
During the recent London elections, Sadiq Khan made a manifesto pledge not to close Bromley's 24-hour police counter, so Bromley's 24-hour police counter is obviously now closed. Does the Minister thi...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
Northumbria police have announced that they had to close the custody suite in Bedlington in my constituency. That means that anybody arrested in south-east Northumberland will have to travel to the ci...
Asylum Seekers Recorded Crime 2026-03-23
That is why it is good to see that removals of foreign national offenders have gone up 40% from what was left under the previous Government. The way we deal with crime in communities is by reinvigorat...
Automated Enforcement Technology Evidence 2026-03-17
The Government are to be commended for the largest ever investment in police technology, including facial recognition to catch serious offenders, and a drone squad to crack down on waste crime. Howeve...
Automated Enforcement Technology Evidence 2026-03-17
The Government are to be commended for the largest ever investment in police technology, including facial recognition to catch serious offenders, and a drone squad to crack down on waste crime. Howeve...