Extract from Business Questions: Police and Crime Commissioners - Sep 23
Friday, 24 September 2021 07:21
Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con): I know the Leader of the
House is an avid reader of the Worksop Guardian, so he will have
been astounded to find out that South Yorkshire police underspent
their budget by £2 million. Does he agree that the Labour police
and crime commissioner has no excuse not to reopen Dinnington
police station, which was closed to save £14,000 a year? Can we
have a debate in Government time to ensure that happens? Mr
Rees-Mogg: My hon. Friend knows that locally...Request free trial
(Rother Valley) (Con): I know the Leader
of the House is an avid reader of the Worksop Guardian, so he will
have been astounded to find out that South Yorkshire police
underspent their budget by £2 million. Does he agree that the
Labour police and crime commissioner has no excuse
not to reopen Dinnington police station, which was closed to save
£14,000 a year? Can we have a debate in Government time to ensure
that happens?
Mr Rees-Mogg: My hon. Friend knows that locally
elected Police and Crime Commissioners
are responsible for their allocated budget. I am afraid that
I am rather austere when it comes to public spending, and I think
it is a good thing if people underspend rather than overspend, so I
might not give him the most helpful answer. I would encourage him
to campaign locally with the police and crime
commissioner on the important issue of keeping police
stations open.
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