Matt Vickers

Matt Vickers

Conservative — Stockton West

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 February 2026

Debate

Police Grant Report

Contribution

This is the net number of police officers making the difference out there on Britain’s streets. There were 149,769; there are now nearly 2,000 fewer—that has a real impact. We hear all this noise about neighbourhood policing. Neighbourhood policing has a huge part to play in the policing model, but we cannot take away the police who respond to 999 calls. Should we badge police up, redeploy them, and leave people waiting longer for a 999 response when they really need one?

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