On Wednesday last week on 7th February, the Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye, Sally-Ann Hart took part in the discussion for Police Grant Report and she suggests that “The situation in Devon and Cornwall is similar to that in Sussex”. Her comment was responded by Steve Double who is the Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay and he had spoken first before Sally-Ann responded. Here is her comment and his following first few words:

Sally-Ann Hart: The situation in Devon and Cornwall is similar to that in Sussex, where an influx of people to Camber Sands can mean that there are 25,000 people on the beach. That obviously makes police resourcing difficult. Does my hon. Friend agree that, when it comes to police funding, we need to consider the geography of the area and the specific and absolute need, not the relative need?

Steve Double: My hon. Friend makes precisely the point that I was about to make. In Devon and Cornwall, our geography and the number of tourists we welcome every year mean that our police force faces a unique challenge in delivering the service that we require of them.