Asked by: Baroness Corston (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police stations have closed in each county in England and Wales since 2010.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Home Office does not hold information centrally on the amount of police station closures across England and Wales.
Decisions on the use of resources, including police stations, are a matter for Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables as they best understand the needs of the communities they serve.
The Government has taken the unprecedented step to recruit 20,000 new officers over the next three years. This is in addition to the £1 billion increase in police funding this year as a result of the 2019/20 Police Funding settlement, including money raised through council tax and the serious violence funding.
Asked by: Baroness Corston (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK nationals have returned from Syria in the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Since the beginning of the conflict around 900 people of national security concern have travelled from the UK to Syria and Iraq, against the advice of the Foreign Office. Of these, around 40% have returned to the UK.