Extract from Home Department topical questions - Oct 21

Jack Abbott (Ipswich) (Lab/Co-op): Despite the previous Government's promises to reform funding settlements, as usual they failed to deliver. Does the Secretary of State agree that we must review the current situation, reform the police funding formula and finally deliver fairer funding for local people?(900779)

The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson): As part of the spending review, we want to consider police funding in the round, including how police funding is allocated to forces. The sector, including the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and the National Police Chiefs' Council, is engaged in the process.