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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland remove filter
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Police Service of Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking as part of its planning for the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal to increase the number of officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland in line with the recent request by its Chief Constable; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Lady Hermon more like this
uin 286149 remove filter
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and operational capability is a matter for the Chief Constable. The PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government has provided the PSNI with the additional security funding it has asked for and needs to ensure that they have the resource (including officers) to tackle the SEVERE threat from Northern Ireland related terrorism (NIRT). This additional security funding boosts PSNI’s ability to tackle the terrorist threat while ensuring day-to-day policing isn’t compromised.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">PSNI received £230m additional security funding in the last parliament and £160m in this one. In addition, the UK Government has provided PSNI with over £16.5m to help prepare for EU exit. This funding from the UK Government will continue to support PSNI to address the wider security pressures and contingencies arising from the NIRT threat and EU exit preparations and will enable PSNI to recruit 206 additional officers this financial year.</ins></p>
answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon more like this
answering member printed Julian Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:59:08.673Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:59:08.673Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-07T20:32:55.923Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-07T20:32:55.923Z
answering member
4118
label Biography information for Julian Smith more like this
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135704
answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon more like this
answering member printed Julian Smith more like this
answering member
4118
label Biography information for Julian Smith more like this
tabling member
1437
label Biography information for Lady Hermon more like this