Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 11 November 2025Answered: 17 November 2025
Asked by
Jacob Collier
Labour — Burton and Uttoxeter
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
My hon. Friend is right to raise that. We will ensure that there are more neighbourhood officers on our streets, with 3,000 more by next April, but PCSOs have a really vital role to play. I am a big fan of them, and I encourage all forces to have more of them.