Matt Vickers

Matt Vickers

Conservative — Stockton West

Speaking in the House of Commons on 17 June 2025

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

I am glad to see all those police officers getting proper training through the hon. Gentleman’s maths teaching. I am glad he has new recruits in his part of the world, but people are concerned about the frontline numbers. The number of police on our streets is a huge concern to the public. The chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council has said that the funding will not match the Government’s ambitions and falls short of maintaining the existing workforce. And just listen to the Police Federation, which states quite simply: “This Chancellor hasn’t listened to police officers.” Can the Minister confirm that by the end of this Parliament there will be more police officers than were serving in March 2024?

More from Matt Vickers

Other recent Hansard contributions by the same speaker.

About Hansard

Hansard is the official verbatim record of proceedings in the UK Parliament. Every word spoken in the Commons and Lords is recorded and published — this page is a single contribution from that record.

For Matt Vickers's full parliamentary record including voting history, expenses and all other contributions, see the Matt Vickers report card.