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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)What evidence does the Minister have for the need for tougher sentences in this area? Are the judiciary saying that they are ill equipped to sentence people appropriately when…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)First, does the Minister agree that we must therefore have specific training for the police? She has referred many times to senior officers making decisions, but senior officers…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that point, but it does mean that the local sergeant or PC in a village or a town centre is going to have to make decisions about…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am interested in what the Minister has to say about new clause 43. Is she indicating Government support for the measures that we are trying to introduce?08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend has made the point that there is a failure in our society to provide sufficient facilities for people from the travelling community, be they traditional Gypsies or…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)In Stockton, we have had facilities for travelling communities for many years. I am sure my hon. Friend will agree that this is about having proper facilities. Perhaps I can point…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I sometimes wonder whether the power to discourage Travellers from moving in is in the hands of communities. Travellers move around the country for work—to pick up scrap, to do…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am never happier than when I am in my own caravan—always on an official site—travelling around the country and into Europe. I have seen tremendous growth in the number of people…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister places a lot of stock in the word “significant”. To play devil’s advocate—perhaps against myself—she may be holding out a false promise to some of the communities we…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Does the Minister have an idea what the Government’s plans are in terms of the number of sites that are likely to be created over the next three to five years?08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The Opposition also support the remaining clauses in part 5. They are sensible, helpful and well evidenced, and we are glad to offer our support for them. Currently, when a fixed…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)A review was promised in 2014. Is that review likely to be held soon?08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)In that case, I will sit down and address that point later.08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am pleased to offer the Opposition’s enthusiastic support for clauses 64 to 66, and particularly for clause 64, which will increase the maximum penalties for the offences of…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Indeed I do. People say, “It doesn’t matter what laws you pass; people will find a way.” That is one of the terrible things in our society. Having heard what both my hon. Friends…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)We understand what the Government are trying to achieve in this clause, but we have a number of concerns about what it will lead to in the longer term. I would welcome some…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister confirm that all the offences captured in those statistics were against war memorials?27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister is being unkind. In no way are we against some of the things in the Bill. We do not want to be in a position in which we are not supportive, respectful and everything…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister is relying on these war memorials again. He is talking about them, but this is an extremely wide provision, covering all manner of memorials and of places, from…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Those reassurances are helpful, but will the Minister tell us what criteria we should apply if we are to bring forward suggestions of other groupings to be included in the…27 May 2021