John Bercow
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Police Grant Report
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Mr Speaker
Order. Before the Minister responds, may I say, first, that I hope the hon. Lady will now have an opportunity to breathe, which would be a very healthy thing; and secondly, that I encourage Members who intervene to bear in mind that the total duration of the debate is three hours?
Nick Herbert
I strongly agree with my hon. Friend. Of course there are greater opportunities for the 43 forces to share services and to procure collectively. I will say more about that later, if she will forgive me.
I promised, perhaps unwisely, to give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley.