Extract from end of day adjournment debate on Misuse of Nitrous Oxide - July 21
Wednesday, 22 July 2020 08:16
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Kevin Foster):...The Government are committed to helping people
feel safe in their local area, and are giving police the powers and
resources to do this. The police funding settlement for 2020-21
sets out the biggest increase in funding for the policing system in
a decade. The Government will provide a total police funding
settlement of up to £15.2 billion in 2020-21, which is an increase
of up to £1.12 billion compared...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
():...The Government are committed to helping people feel
safe in their local area, and are giving police the powers and
resources to do this. The police funding settlement for 2020-21
sets out the biggest increase in funding for the policing system in
a decade. The Government will provide a total police funding
settlement of up to £15.2 billion in 2020-21, which is an increase
of up to £1.12 billion compared with 2019-20, including main grant,
council tax precept and national priorities. Police
and Crime Commissioners will receive £700 million
to recruit up to 6,000 additional officers by the end of March
2021. These will be shared among the 43 territorial police forces
in England and Wales. The increase in officer numbers will help the
forces in England and Wales tackle crime and keep our communities
safe, including by tackling problems associated with nitrous oxide
abuse...
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