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Debate between Mark Pritchard and Priti Patel(4 years, 8 months ago)
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Priti Patel
Fines will be put in place, but licensees also run the risk of losing their licence and their livelihood.
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)
As the Home Secretary will know, covid-19 has already had an impact on police numbers on the frontline and in back office support roles. What discussions has she had, or would consider having, with the Foreign Office about getting the key workers, including police officers, nurses and support staff, who are currently stranded in other parts of the world back as a priority?
Priti Patel
On police officers in particular, the numbers of frontline staff are proving to be very resilient, but my hon. Friend makes an important point about those who are abroad and how we can repatriate them, so that they can rejoin the frontline services in our country. That work is taking place across Government, specifically with the Foreign Office, and Border Force is now tasked with joining up with the Foreign Office to make sure that happens.