Fact-checking Rishi Sunak's first PMQs

Rishi Sunak faced his archetypal Prime Minister's Questions connected Wednesday.

Here are a fewer of the claims helium made.

Mr Sunak quoted the constabulary numbers successful effect to a question from Keir Starmer.

The Labour person wanted to cognize astir Home Secretary Suella Braverman - who is successful complaint of policing - and whether her "integrity and professionalism are beyond question".

A people to enlistee 20,000 further constabulary officers successful England and Wales by March 2023 was acceptable retired successful the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto.

It was an effort to reverse cuts since 2010, which had seen the fig of officers autumn by astir 19,000.

Figures released connected Wednesday, for the play up to 30 September, amusement that conscionable implicit 15,300 officers person been recruited.

So, constabulary forces inactive person to enlistee astir 5,000 much officers to conscionable the outpouring deadline.

They are besides having occupation retaining officers.

In the twelvemonth to March 2022, much than 8,000 constabulary officers near forces successful England and Wales. That's a 35% summation connected the erstwhile twelvemonth and the highest measurement of leavers successful astir 20 years.

There are concerns astir the interaction of truthful galore experienced officers leaving.

The premier curate was responding to a question astir the request for much doctors and dentists.

He's got his numbers astir right.

There were astir 4,000 much assemblage and infirmary doctors, and 9,230 much nurses and wellness visitors moving successful the NHS successful England successful June 2022 (the latest figures available) compared with the erstwhile June. That's an summation of astir 3% of each.

That means determination mightiness beryllium much unit coming connected board, but not accelerated capable to support up with increasing demand.

The premier curate was asked by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas if helium would reverse the determination of predecessor Liz Truss to extremity the prohibition connected fracking.

Ms Lucas drew attraction to the Conservative Party's 2019 manifesto, which said: "We volition not enactment fracking unless the subject shows categorically that it tin beryllium done safely."

Hydraulic fracturing, oregon fracking, is simply a method of recovering lipid and state from shale stone utilizing water, soil and chemicals astatine precocious pressure.

At PMQs, Mr Sunak said helium stood by the manifesto stance connected fracking.

Downing Street aboriginal confirmed it was present authorities argumentation to support the moratorium.

During the enactment run successful the summer, Mr Sunak had mirrored the presumption of Ms Truss connected fracking. He said helium would enactment it "if section communities enactment it".