Part of Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 7 January 2020.
Rishi Sunak
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
I am pleased to give my hon. Friend that reassurance. That is why the Chancellor committed in the spending review to specific additional funding of £750 million for the first year, for the first 6,000, and additional funding will follow to ensure that we deliver on the commitment of 20,000 new officers across the country.
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