Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Deirdre Costigan and Lindsay Hoyle

Monday 21st October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Deirdre Costigan]

In Ealing Southall, religious organisations are spending their own money protecting worshippers from antisocial behaviour and crime in the early morning. Sri Guru Singh Sabha gurdwara, for example, is spending £3,000 to £4,000 a week on patrols and security measures. I recently called a crime summit and, although the police are trying their best, the community needs more police on the streets and a return to neighbourhood policing. What progress has been made on recruiting the much-needed 13,000 new police and community support officers we need to restore trust in the safety of our communities and town centres?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Can Members please speak through the Chair?