Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Penning and William Wragg

Monday 11th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con)]

T2. My right hon. Friend may be aware that I am participating in the police parliamentary scheme, seeing at first hand the excellent work of Greater Manchester police. What is being done to ensure that there are adequate and safe levels of community policing in my constituency?

[The Minister for Policing, Fire, Criminal Justice and Victims (Mike Penning)]

I congratulate all hon. Members who take part in these parliamentary schemes. I would also recommend the fire scheme and the armed forces scheme. With the Chancellor’s help, we have managed to protect budgets, subject to the precept. For anyone interested in neighbourhood policing, I would say that those who have a Conservative police and crime commissioner and a Conservative mayor have more chance of having more officers on the beat.