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Police funding, police numbers, police recruitment

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2026-06-17 Louie French
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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...

Answered by: David Lammy

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2026-01-21 Rebecca Long Bailey
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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...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

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2025-04-30 Sam Carling
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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...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

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2025-01-22 Sarah Owen
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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...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

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2025-01-08 Sam Rushworth
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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?...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

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2024-12-18 Jo White
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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...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2024-11-27 Neil Coyle
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Southwark faces significant antisocial behaviour challenges. Will the PM consider Southwark as a pilot test area for respect orders?...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2024-11-20 Jonathan Hinder
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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...

Answered by: Angela Rayner

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2024-10-16 Chris McDonald
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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...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2024-07-24 Dan Tomlinson
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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...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

Recent Ministerial Questions

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Prison Smuggling Drones 2026-06-30

2026-06-30 Andrew Snowden (Fylde) (Conservative)
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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...

Answered by: David Lammy

Topical Questions 2026-06-30

2026-06-30 Leigh Ingham (Stafford) (Labour)
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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...

Answered by: Catherine Atkinson

Road Safety

2026-06-11 Sarah Coombes (West Bromwich) (Labour)
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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...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Road Safety

2026-06-11 Sarah Coombes (West Bromwich) (Labour)
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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...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Topical Questions

2026-06-08 Edward Morello (West Dorset) (Liberal Democrat)
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Will the Secretary of State reform the police funding formula to account for rurality, lower council tax growth, and seasonality?...

Answered by: Sarah Jones

Police AI Trials

2026-06-08 Christopher Vince (Harlow) (Labour/Co-operative)
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Does the Minister agree it is essential that facial recognition technology is deployed lawfully, proportionately and with accountability when granting Government contracts?...

Answered by: Sarah Jones

Sexual Assault Survivors Isle of Wight

2026-04-29 Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West) (Labour)
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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...

Answered by: Alex Davies-Jones

Sexual Assault Survivors Isle of Wight

2026-04-29 Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West) (Labour)
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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...

Answered by: Alex Davies-Jones

Police Efficiency Technology

2026-03-23 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (Liberal Democrat)
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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...

Answered by: Shabana Mahmood

Police Efficiency Technology

2026-03-23 Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Labour)
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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...

Answered by: Shabana Mahmood

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