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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)Well, I am afraid that in the case of Croydon, there is quite a lot of crime. I will add Cleveland to my communication. I turn to the large group of amendments starting with…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationFirst, the Select Committee Chair should take into account the context that pertained last September: 60,000 people needed to be accommodated in the middle of a pandemic—an…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will not forget the fine county of Lincolnshire, represented by the Minister for Safeguarding.10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)I trust that everyone has returned from lunch re-energised and refreshed. I want to respond to one or two of the points made prior to lunch by the shadow Minister, the hon. Member…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for the tireless work that he has done on behalf of his constituents, liaising with the Home Office, Kent County Council, Folkestone…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)It sounds like I have been engaged to act as a lobbyist on behalf of Cleveland, but I will pass that on, and while I am at it, I will mention the needs of Croydon, my own borough.10 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsI made it clear that the measures had cross-party support. It is true that some of the ideas originated in private Members’ Bills, and we welcome that. The Government listens…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsOf course.09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsI would advise any Member of Parliament to do everything they can to support victims in their constituency to pursue prosecution. I will talk in a few minutes about some of the…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsIt is a great pleasure to be able to close this evening’s debate. The covid pandemic is truly unprecedented. It has affected every corner of our lives; from hospital operations…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsI thank the hon. Lady for her comment. For the very reasons she mentions, we are currently recruiting a large number of additional ISVAs—independent sexual violence advisers. A…09 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I have nothing further to add to my earlier answers. We keep these matters under continual review. There are no plans to make changes just at the moment, but we do of course keep…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Debates about conditions in prisons are probably somewhat outside the scope of our discussion, save to say that the Prisons Minister works on a daily basis to ensure that our…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)It is, as always, a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. The clause fulfils the Government’s long-standing commitment to increase the maximum penalty for…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Clause 66 and schedule 7 introduce a number of minor consequential amendments to be made to other Acts as a result of the offence we discussed in the previous clause. The…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)This clause has a very similar intention to the previous clause, in that it introduces a new section 2C offence into the Road Traffic Act 1988 to fill a lacuna in the existing…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am afraid that I have no specific information on that, other than to say that we keep an eye on these matters on an ongoing basis. Question put and agreed to. Clause 64…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNew Sentencing Powers: Levels of CrimeThis Government are serious about fighting crime and making sure the criminal justice system is one the public can have confidence in. That is why the Police, Crime, Sentencing…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNew Sentencing Powers: Levels of CrimeMy right hon. Friend is right: we are of course doubling the sentence for assaulting—for the common assault of—an emergency worker from one year to two years, which I think is…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeOn the deadline, I will repeat what I said earlier: the critical thing is to encourage constituents, very strongly, to apply by that deadline. If somebody misses the deadline, of…07 Jun 2021