“…spend more than 50% of their time dealing with things other than crime, such as missing people and people with mental health problems. They are working on things that are not what people might perceive as crime. We have to think about that work. Hon.”
Record by topic
- Mental health198th of 89018.0
- Public health & prevention94th of 70015.0
- Learning disability & autism656th of 9053.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Adult social care & reform201st of 3973.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“…We often have a wider debate within policing about the huge quantity of time that is spent responding to mental health issues, when other services should be doing that, so there is a general nervousness about that.”
Defibrillators in Police Vehicles · 2026-07-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“None of us would say for one second that we are anything other than appalled by what we see happening in Iran. None of us supports the Iranian Government and none of us supports the IRGC.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“As the hon. Gentleman said, there is a fine line to tread throughout public order legislation. We come back to these issues time and again, and it is right that we do so. As times change, the nature of protests changes and the nature of the risks changes. We have new debates about public order.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They may also extend beyond those mandated agencies to include child and adolescent mental health services, education inclusion teams, voluntary and community organisations, and local early help services.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We are now. The time has come for the will of the elected House to prevail. We have listened and responded positively to the great majority of amendments put forward by the House of Lords. We should send these amendments back in the hope, and indeed the expectation, that it will be for the last time.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-04-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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