Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Mike Freer Excerpts
Monday 25th March 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Freer Portrait Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con)
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The Mayor of London’s redeployment of counter staff will lead to 74 additional bobbies on the beat in a borough such as Barnet. Does the Minister welcome that redeployment of officers on to the streets?

Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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I do welcome that redeployment, and my hon. Friend is right to draw attention to it in his borough and other London boroughs. Getting effective neighbourhood and community policing is about officers rather than buildings.