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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:04 pm on 20 November 2002.

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Photo of Kali Mountford Kali Mountford Labour, Colne Valley 4:04, 20 November 2002

My right hon. Friend will recall that he visited my constituency recently. I am interested to discover what he learned from that visit because I observed the appropriateness of policing to particular communities. Policing works best when communities are supported by the chief constable and the divisional commander and when the police are supported by the community so that they work together to find the right partnership to make policing work. The police and the community in that area are as one in tackling crime, which is why there has been only one robbery in it in the past five years.