Finance (No. 4) Bill
Debate between Nick Smith and Rachel Reeves(12 years, 7 months ago)
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Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
I understand that age-related benefits were an idea put forward by Winston Churchill. Does my hon. Friend think that George Osborne knows better than Winston Churchill?
Rachel Reeves
Government Members would do well to look to Churchill rather than to their current leaders when deciding how to vote today.
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Nick Smith and Rachel Reeves(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
1. What estimate she has made of the change in the number of police officers during the comprehensive spending review period.
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab)
13. What her policy is on the future size of the police officer work force.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May)
With permission, may I briefly update the House in relation to the appointment of the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner? The Mayor of London and I conducted interviews with the candidates this morning, and I expect to make a recommendation to the palace later today.
We have set a challenging but manageable funding settlement for the police service. It is a matter for the chief constable and the police authority in each force to determine the number of police officers that are deployed within the available resource.