Helen Whately
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(9 years, 4 months ago)
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Mike Penning
The funding formula for 2015-16 has been announced. Crime in Cleveland has dropped by 12%, which is what I think the hon. Gentleman was alluding to. We will consult this summer on the new funding formula for 2016-17 so we have a fairer formula than that which we inherited from the Labour party.
Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con)
What discussions has the Secretary of State had with her counterparts in France to avoid a repeat of the disruption last week in Calais, which placed such an onerous burden on the Kent police and the people of Kent?
Mike Penning
My ministerial colleagues and the Secretary of State have many conversations with their French counterparts at all levels, particularly in Calais.