Policing in the 21st Century Debate

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Barry Gardiner

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Policing in the 21st Century

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Points of Order
Monday 26th July 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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As I said earlier, we will release figures for the costs in due course.

The hon. Gentleman claims that I said that there was no money. In fact, it was the former Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury who said that.

Barry Gardiner Portrait Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)
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Now that her right hon. Friend the Justice Secretary has explained that crime fell under Labour because of a rise in living standards, by what measure does the Home Secretary estimate that crime will rise as a result of cuts in public services, the rise in VAT and rising unemployment? Will the direct election of commissioners mean higher living standards for anyone other than the commissioners themselves?

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