Gareth Thomas
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(11 years, 6 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
My hon. Friend has made an important point. Not only has recorded crime fallen by 6%, but the crime survey showed that it had fallen by 6%. This is a time when we are making difficult decisions about police funding, but owing to the combination of that police reform—the changes that we are making—and a tougher approach to criminal justice, crime is falling and public satisfaction with the police is going up.
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (Lab/Co-op)
Q3. Last year the Prime Minister told the House that there was no reason why front-line police officer numbers needed to fall, but my constituents in Harrow tell me that they are seeing fewer police on our streets. Is not the real truth that there are 6,800 fewer police officers since he came to power?
The Prime Minister
What is actually happening is that the number of neighbourhood police officers has gone up by 2,360 since 2010.