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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. That was highlighted by the representative from the LGA in her evidence to the Committee. As one of the respondents to the Petition…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)One of the problems is that there is less local authority provision for Travellers to go to. That loss of provision, which is partly due to cuts to local government, has caused…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Again, my hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is right: if more facilities were provided, that would help to solve the problem.08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I do not know who signed the petition, but I am sure it is available. The right hon. Gentleman will have to explore the petition himself to see who signed it. A broad coalition,…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I stand to speak out against clauses 61 to 63. In doing so, I am reflecting the views of the Gypsy and Traveller community, the police, and organisations as diverse as the…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The clause is designed to protect vehicular access to Parliament, and it will amend the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. That will ensure that preventing access…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)For clarification, is the senior officer expected to know the area and the types of buildings where the protest will be, as well as the nature of the demonstration—whether it will…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Holst.08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Why do we criticise the regime in Hong Kong when we are going to be imposing limitations on the right to protest here? It just does not…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and ask, well, why not? Does he not think that is a noise? If it is not a noise, why is that not set out in the legislation? Where…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)I do not know whether that would be captured by the legislation, but if it would be captured, that would be wrong. I mentioned the Let Music Live protest. Even if such a protest…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. This is going to be subjective. What one person considers noise might not be the same for another person. There may be a different view…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It would be helpful if we had an idea of the definition of “disruptive noise”. If we are to pass the Bill, we should know what we are…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)Again, my hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We cannot be seen to be criticising other Governments for the way they suppress the right to protest when we are doing the same…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Clause 68 is described in the explanatory notes as being intended “to return to a statutory footing” the legal basis for charging for removing or impounding vehicles. However, in…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)Clauses 54 to 60 make up one of the most controversial parts of the Bill. We have seen fierce debates in Parliament and in the media, and protests up and down the country. Beneath…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I remember going on the “grants not loans” demonstrations in the late ’80s. He clearly had incredible persuasion in the demonstration he…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. These are operational matters for the police. The police currently have the powers, and they have to be mindful of the impact of their…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)Not all demonstrations are successful, but that does not mean that people should not protest. Clause 55 allows the police to place any necessary condition on a public assembly, as…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Ninth sitting)I am not aware of the situation that the right hon. Gentleman is talking about or the circumstances that brought it about. Clearly, people need to be respectful of the people…08 Jun 2021