Policing

Debate between Kate Hollern and Melanie Onn

Wednesday 4th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Kate Hollern (Blackburn) (Lab)]

Lancashire has one of the best performing police authorities in the country, but owing to a flawed formula, about which a cross-party representation was made to the Minister, Lancashire is set to lose £25 million. People talk about crime reduction, but does anyone recognise that early intervention by the police in Lancashire working with communities and residents—

[Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)]

There is no such thing as prevention any more.

[Kate Hollern]

Absolutely. It is an absolute nonsense that Lancashire should be penalised because of a flawed formula.