It’s good news that North Yorkshire police is able to receive a substantial £4.4m increase in police funding. The Home Office is enabling PCCs to increase their funding by up to £270m in 2018/19 by paying the same level of core Government grant funding as in 2017/18, and giving PCCs the flexibility to increase their funding by increasing Council Tax precept by up to £1 a month for a typical householder. Altogether, it could mean an extra £270 million for police force budgets, so individual forces have the resources they need to respond to changes in demand. I also welcome the news that the counter terrorism policing budget will rise by 7 per cent, with a £50 million increase taking it to at least £757 million, and £130 million extra for national policing priorities. This means the Government is now spending more on counter terrorism policing than ever before. The first responsibility of government is to keep our country and its citizens safe, and to protect our way of life and our values. Over the past seven years crime has fallen by more than a third across the country, but there is more to do. That’s why I am delighted that we are to receive additional investment to help North Yorkshire police keep people safe in our communities.