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Speaker’s Statement
Wednesday 30th October 2019

(5 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ruth George Portrait Ruth  George  (High Peak)  (Lab)
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10.   How many of the Government’s additional 20,000 police officers have been allocated to Northern Ireland, and what flexibility is there if the security situation deteriorates in the light of the deal?

Julian Smith Portrait The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Julian Smith)
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The PSNI operates on a very flexible basis. My view is that it is well resourced—as I said, it got additional funding through the recent funding increase for the police—but I will keep monitoring that over the coming weeks.

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