Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Knife Crime - Jan 24
Friday, 25 January 2019 08:43
Julia Lopez (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):...My constituents
rightly ask whether the police have enough funding, and that
undoubtedly must be a priority area for Government going forward.
Thankfully, that has been recognised. Following meetings before
Christmas with the Home Secretary and Prime Minister, I was pleased
to see that the funding available to Police and Crime
Commissioners will be increased by up to £813 million. That is
the biggest annual increase since 2010; it...Request free trial
(Hornchurch and Upminster)
(Con):...My constituents rightly ask whether the police
have enough funding, and that undoubtedly must be a priority area
for Government going forward. Thankfully, that has been recognised.
Following meetings before Christmas with the Home Secretary and
Prime Minister, I was pleased to see that the funding available
to Police
and Crime Commissioners will be increased by up to £813
million. That is the biggest annual increase since 2010; it
protects the Met’s grant funding in real terms and gives the Mayor
the chance to raise an additional £81 million if he deems it
necessary. That means that the Met will see a total increase in
funding of up to £172 million next year. I very much hope that some
of that can be dedicated to a more visible policing operation and
to looking at previously successful operations with knife arches
and amnesties...
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