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HANSARD Lammy ReviewThat is the precisely the theme that I have been trying to advance in the course of these questions. Yes, of course—that is the whole point of “explain or change”. If there are…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewI certainly do. For a long time, I have spent time with Earls Court Youth Club, which I think is in the neighbouring constituency to my hon. Friend’s. I saw there how lives were…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewThis Government absolutely share that view, which is why we are committed to recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers—and, by the way, that process is making excellent…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewOf course if the wrong people are being stopped, it is a waste of resources. But one has to balance that against the knock-on impact of getting rid of this altogether. The point…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. There is a huge amount more to do, but what I indicated in the context of this urgent question is that there are 17 further…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewThe hon. Lady’s constituents are absolutely right. They want us to get on with it, and getting on with it we are. I do not have time now to go through what we have done on…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and has spoken about this precise issue in the House recently. He is absolutely correct. The right hon. Member for Tottenham agrees,…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewThe hon. Lady lights on arguably the most important word throughout all of this—trust. If it is the case that trust is breaking down, which I certainly hope it is not, one of the…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewMy hon. Friend addresses an important issue. When we talk about the criminal justice system, we could be forgiven for saying, “Don’t worry: it’s all about the judges.” It is not…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewWe have to recognise that implementing some of these recommendations is quite easy but some are much more difficult. For example, as part of this we are piloting plans for…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewI am very grateful to the right hon. Lady for raising the issue of a residential women’s centre in Wales. One of the things I am so proud of, in terms of the response to…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this, because it is the golden thread that runs through this report—explain or change, put up or fix it. That is absolutely at the…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewAbsolutely right. Although we recognise that we have to go further—because we should never be complacent—my goodness, how far we have come. We should take a moment to recognise…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewWith respect, I think the position is more nuanced than that; I do not think that outcomes in education, for example, are all going in the wrong direction. One of the success…30 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Women: Domestic AbuseMay I begin by thanking the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier) for a really thoughtful and obviously well-researched speech, which I know will have been…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewMy hon. Friend puts the point beautifully. We need a community—a cohesive community—that recognises and celebrates difference, but remembers that, in the words of a Labour MP, “We…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewRacism is an abomination. It is morally and intellectually bankrupt, and it strikes at the foundations of a fair and just society. It is particularly corrosive when found within…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewI am very grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee, and I recall that in March 2019 his Committee conducted an inquiry into this. One of the most important themes that came…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks. Let me be clear: we say that 16 recommendations have been implemented. The point I was making about 11 is that there is…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewIn a moment; let me just finish the point. The right hon. Gentleman also asked about going further. We have required police and crime commissioners, for example, to report on the…30 Jun 2020