Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Julian Knight Excerpts
Monday 21st January 2019

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I want to make sure that police forces across the country, including West Yorkshire, have the resources that they need to deal with this priority. I am sure that the hon. Lady will welcome the draft police settlement, which I think has an additional almost £30 million for her local force, which will go to help with that absolute priority.

Julian Knight Portrait Julian Knight (Solihull) (Con)
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The percentage of convictions secured for domestic abuse is at its highest since 2010. What more can the Department do to ensure that we get more prosecutions and thereby more convictions?

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I have listened carefully to what my hon. Friend said. The resources and the settlement that has been announced, with the additional almost £1 billion for police forces in England and Wales, will certainly help, but more can be done making sure that the police have the powers that they need.