Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"I am concerned that the Minister may have inadvertently misled the House. He said that he has been able to protect police budgets in real terms once the precept is taken into account, but that is not the case with Greater Manchester police. They still had to cut frontline policing …..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"Will the Minister give way?..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"Will the Minister give way?..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"The public all over the country are noticing a reduction in visibility of neighbourhood policing and in responsiveness by the police. They will struggle to match what they see on the ground with the complacent statements that have been made in the House today. Let me remind the Minister—we need …..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"He’s lying!..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"This House has not been given an accurate picture. As my hon. Friend rightly says, the 2015 spending review promised real-terms protection. Local tax rises have not made up for Government cuts, so there are real-terms cuts to police services all over the country. Does she agree that, of all …..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"I have listened carefully to the argument that the hon. Gentleman has advanced, and I agree with much of what he is saying. On the basis of his analysis, would he say that the Government have honoured the promise that they made to the police at the 2015 spending review?..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Police Grant
"The only service my hon. Friend did not mention in terms of the extra pressure being put on the police frontline is the ambulance service. I think that is the single greatest source of pressure on frontline policing and is actually putting police officers in very difficult situations that are …..."Andy Burnham - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 30th November 2016
Asked by:
Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications for asylum seekers housed in Greater Manchester have been refused in each year since 2010.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Data on the place of residence at the time of initial decision could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The latest version of the asylum transparency agenda can be found at: Asylum transparency data: August 2016 - Publications - GOV.UK
Written Question
Friday 11th November 2016
Asked by:
Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which files and documents she reviewed before making her decision not to proceed with an inquiry into the events at Orgreave in 1984.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Home Secretary’s decision not to establish an inquiry or independent review into the events at Orgreave Coking Plant was based on a number of factors, including consideration of the key purposes of an inquiry and whether these were met in the case of Orgreave.
As part of this consideration, the Home Secretary reviewed a range of relevant documentation.