the home office minister kit malthouse. now, what's driving the increase in foodbank use?russell trust, a record 1.6 million food parcels were given out in the last financial year. is universal credit behind the rise? work and pensions ministers found themselves under pressure at question time with mps warning that the introduction of the new payment which merges several in work benefits has increased hardship and left more and more people using foodbanks. universal credit and transition to universal credit is causing real hardship in nottingham with more than 26,000 people using food banks for emergency supplies in the last year alone. will the minister accompany me to my constituency to see for himself the destitution and desperation caused by his department's policies? i think you mr speaker. i visit constituencies all around the country i was just in scotland and if i do get the opportunity, you were certainly notified that i was coming. i would very much if i get the opportunity like to visit your constituency. i think it is important to state that universal credit wi

kit malthouse said that happened when police numbers were at a high — quantity was no substitute for recruit more officers. from next year, we are giving forces £700 million for the recruitment of the first 6,000 of the 20,000 additional police officers promised in the manifesto. this represents an increase of almost 10% of the core ground —— grant. funding provided last year. these first 6,000 officers will be shared amongst the 43 territorial forces in england and wales and will be dedicated to territorial functions. the scale of this campaign is unprecedented. no previous government has ever attempted such an ambitious police recruitment drive. these new officers will be a visible and reassuring presence on our streets and within our communities. mps from both sides of the chamber had their own stories of policing and crime. there have been four murders in ten weeks in milton keynes. all of them involving knives. this is an incredibly touching and emotional subject. four murders in ten weeks is not normal. it should never be normal. we should not let it be normal. we should deal w