2018 March 01

I raised with the Leader of the House, the important work that police support staff do after the Member for Parliament for Walsall North, who voted to cut police budgets — the west midlands has had to face a cut of £145 million since 2010 — said that £10 million was being spent on “back-office staff”. I asked the Leader of the House to ensure that an appropriate apology will be made and perhaps schedule a debate on what police support staff actually do.