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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)There is considerable evidence to cover some of the other categories of people in a position of trust. The Minister said that we may have a different interpretation of some of the…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)It does reassure me on that point, but I wanted the Minister to reassure me about the individual music teacher as well.27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)rose —27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Again, my hon. Friend makes it very clear that we are bamboozled by the approach that the Government are taking. Surely the figures that I mentioned earlier show that there is…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)I am absolutely gobsmacked that after the Government made such a tremendous fuss in the media, with announcements in Parliament and all manner of things, that the Minister has…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Indeed it would be good information to have to hand, but I do not know the answer to the question. Perhaps we can discuss the issue in a future debate. If data on those instances…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Yes, and that seems so obvious. The briefings we have received from different organisations outline that the fact that this is the case across all the activity that my hon. Friend…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. It illustrates exactly what we are about here, which is that everybody should be treated the same. Incidentally, I had an excellent…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)My mum is a wise older woman who will be 88 on 1 August. She has offered me many a statement, and sometimes direction, that has given me food for thought and helped me form…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)I will not reply to the Minister by applying brevity to my speech, because we need seek reassurances from the Government on several things. It is fair to say that clause 46…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe, and I do recognise that you know what you are doing. I tend to have a big mouth at times, and I am often the first…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister did not dismiss it, but he addressed it for two minutes after everything that went before.27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)On a point of order, Mr McCabe. The Opposition have an opportunity to respond to the Minister about whether to withdraw the new clause.27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)I think this is an appropriate point for me to lay the challenge on the Government about the decision to classify children as adults at the age of 16 in clause 36(10). The…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very clear argument. She will recollect clause 36(10), which relates to the age of an adult. It suggests that in the context of extraction for…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I am just reflecting on the attitude of the professionals who do not actually understand or do not have a clear enough definition with which to work. What changes do they want to…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)When I was a member of the Education Committee, we carried out an inquiry around support, particularly for girls, and we had an evidence session with young people. A 16-year-old…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I am really pleased that my hon. Friend has raised the issue of looked-after children. When I was the lead member for children and young people in Stockton, there was forever a…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister will have heard me quoting John Apter earlier. Having talked to the College of Policing, he said that there is a “lack of ability or willingness to mandate particular…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I always think of the expression, “do with”, rather than “do to”, and I am sure my hon. Friend agrees that working closely with the different organisations outlined in the clause…25 May 2021