Part of CCTV – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 11 February 2013.
Kelvin Hopkins
Labour, Luton North
2:30,
11 February 2013
I thank the Minister for his answer, but my statistics suggest that police officer numbers are at their lowest in a decade, and that 7,000 fewer crimes of violence against the person were solved in the past year. Does the Minister understand that simple connection, and is it time to stop and reverse the police cuts?
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