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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Again, I thank the hon. Member for the new clause, which would extend existing offences relating to sexual activity between certain family members to first cousins. The Sexual…13 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesMay I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mr Reynolds) on securing this very important debate and on his thoughtful and compassionate contribution? He has used…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. It should be the appropriate protocol for the police to be informed first of an incident in a country, with the families informed by the…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the Sprays’ experience. It is their lived experience and the experiences of other bereaved families that fuel me and give me that…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI welcome the hon. Member’s comments. It is crucial that we consult organisations such as Murdered Abroad when looking at the new victims code. It is important that we consult all…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI thank the hon. Member for that contribution, and I am so sorry to hear of his constituent’s experiences. It is exactly that type of experience that is fuelling me to find out…12 May 2025HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Act 2024: Statutory Guidance on Victim Support RolesIn January 2025, this Government commenced the first tranche of victim-related measures in the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. This was the first step towards ensuring that…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. No pedestrian or other road user should ever feel unsafe. Their safety is a priority for this Government and I know…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I personally thank the hon. Member for Eastbourne for his tireless commitment to, and campaigning on, tackling domestic abuse. He is right to highlight the need to identify and…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I welcome the tone in which the Opposition spokesperson has presented his comments and the fact that he shares our concern about the need for these new measures. Judges will of…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Currently, in criminal courts, adult defendants do not have a general right to anonymity, which reflects the principle of open justice. However, judges may impose reporting…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I would be happy to do so, but first I must say how grateful I am to the hon. Member for Frome and East Somerset and to the hon. Member for Stockton West for setting out the…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I want to make it very clear to hon. Members that I have immense sympathy for the sentiments behind all the new clauses in this group. All of us in the House wish to make society…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Yes, we are happy to meet with Shoaib Awan to discuss this, and yes, we have a commitment to looking at the situation more widely and at the issue directly. As someone who loves a…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I welcome that comment from the Liberal Democrat spokesperson. I and this Government recognise that theft is a crime, and that victims are immensely impacted by it—we heard…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Policing Minister assures me that that figure for the number of cuts being made by the Met police is not correct. We are happy to debate that. I and this Government are still…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Yes.08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Stockton West for tabling new clause 33. It might be helpful for hon. Members if I briefly explain how the Criminal Damage Act 1971 works. The Act…08 May 2025