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Ruth George Excerpts

Monday 29th October 2018 Commons Chamber

[Sajid Javid]

Yes, I will.

[Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab)]

T4. What will the Home Secretary do to help police forces to prioritise resources when they are faced with cannabis clubs, of which most members require cannabis for medicinal reasons, and an epidemic of Spice at the same time, which poses very serious risks to both health and law and order—both are class B drugs?

[Mr Hurd]

Operating priorities are local decisions, but what I can tell the hon. Lady is that the priority of the Department is to make sure that the police have the resources that they need to do their job, which was why we took steps to increase public investment in our police.