Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.”
Tabled: 25 June 2026Answered: 2 July 2026
Asked by
Mr Connor Rand
Labour — Altrincham and Sale West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention (Dame Diana Johnson)
As has been said a number of times this afternoon, the neighbourhood policing guarantee means 13,000 police officers, PCSOs and specials back on our streets to keep us all safe, after the reduction in police officer numbers of, I think, over 20,000 by the Conservative party.