Police Officers: Recruitment Debate

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark

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Police Officers: Recruitment

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Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
Tuesday 10th December 2024

(3 days, 1 hour ago)

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We will hear next from the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, please.

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My Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register and apologise for not doing so the last time I spoke. The current Metropolitan Police Commissioner says that the force has survived over the last decade or so only by selling property and running down reserves, of which there are next to nothing left. What is the Government's response to what he has said?

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