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Written Question
Police: Recruitment
Tuesday 7th January 2020

Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for police officer recruitment in Suffolk; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Kit Malthouse

The Government has committed to increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years. Up to 6,000 additional officers will be recruited in the first wave and will be shared among the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales. Suffolk has a recruitment target for the first year of 54.

Targets for all forces were announced on 9 October 2019: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Oct 2019
Public Services

"I very much welcome the extra police we will see in Suffolk and the extra powers for the criminal justice system to act as a deterrent. Does my right hon. Friend share my concern about the young age at which people are getting caught up in county lines? What can …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"I think this is an excellent Bill in principle, but I want to clarify one specific point. Subsection (2) of the new clause says:

“The Secretary of State must exercise that power so that such regulations are in force no later than 31 December 2019.”

Presumably, that does not stop …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"I was pleased to speak on Second Reading, but I think one question was not covered—forgive me if it was. It will be interesting to see what happens to civil partnerships before we break up the fundamental partnership that we are currently debating, but what is the impact on nationality …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"It is a great pleasure to stand up as an anointed smartarse and talk on this important subject.

Before I do so, I want to echo all the words that have been spoken today about what has happened in New Zealand. It is a terrible, terrible tragedy. If I may …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"I am reading out her personal and passionately held views. I certainly would not make any judgment on them. The interesting thing is that when my researcher passed me this note, she said that she was discussing the Bill last night with friends. She is in her mid-20s. They all …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"That is an excellent point. Frankly, whatever form the legal joining takes, we cannot legislate for humanity’s various ways of working positively and negatively and interacting with one another. There will be breakdowns in civil partnerships just as in traditional marriages. I hope that having this structure means that more …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. In reading this real-life testimony and talking about the potential impact of the new structure, I can imagine that there would be those who say, “Well, hold on a minute. What about religious marriage? What about commitments through historical, established ways?” but the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"That needs no further comment—it was brilliantly put, as always, by my hon. Friend. I look forward to hearing from him today, as we so often do on private Members’ Bills...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 15 Mar 2019
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

"My hon. Friend makes an excellent contribution and he is absolutely right. It is interesting that the Bill brings not only choice, but responsibility. We are not talking about some sort of libertarian agenda. The Bill provides a chance to have a choice and also to bring greater stability to …..."
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