Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kit Malthouse and Ian Byrne

Monday 8th February 2021 Commons Chamber

[Kit Malthouse]

What a joy it is to hear a Conservative voice for Darlington once again! You will be interested to know, Mr Speaker, that in my very first general election in 1987, I fought in Darlington for the then young and fresh-faced Michael Fallon, who was the successful MP in that election.

My hon. Friend makes a fair point. When deciding about the disposition of custody suites in police stations across a particular force area, chiefs must have in mind the amount of time that will be spent by police officers in ferrying miscreants to and from those custody suites. I applaud him for pushing his temporary police and crime commissioner, and I hope there is soon to be a Conservative one—George Jabbour is a fantastic candidate—who will make a sensible decision in favour of all the people of Durham.

[Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab)]

What support her Department has provided to people with no recourse to public funds since the start of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.