Opposition Day — Government Reductions in Policing — 4 Apr 2011 at 21:59

The majority of MPs voted in favour of police cuts

The majority of MPs voted to replace a motion, the operative elements of which were:

• That this House:
• ...
• calls on the Government to think again; and
• rejects the cuts to frontline police officers the Government is forcing upon police forces.

and replace it with the following motion:

• That this House
• welcomes the Government’s comprehensive proposals to cut crime and increase the democratic accountability of policing while dealing with the largest peacetime deficit in history;
• supports the Government’s determination to help the police make savings to protect frontline services;
• congratulates the police forces that are increasing the number of officers visible and available to the public;
• notes that the Opposition’s spending plans require reductions in police spending; and
• regrets its refusal to support sensible savings or to set out an alternative.”

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