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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 16 July 2018.

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Photo of Chris Elmore Chris Elmore Opposition Whip (Commons) 12:00, 16 July 2018

Simon Chesterman of the National Police Chiefs Council has suggested that police officers in rural communities could be routinely armed to avoid the provision of funds for specialist armed response units. Will the Minister provide the funds that those units need, rather than eroding public trust by arming police officers?