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HANSARDFirearms Licensing Controls: Sound ModeratorsThe Government are today launching a consultation on removing a firearm accessory known as a sound moderator from firearms licensing controls. The intention is to do this by…21 Feb 2024HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillWe would all appreciate a fast passage for the Bill. If somebody wishes to make an application regarding a particular event of international, national or local significance, they…21 Feb 2024HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillOn the hon. Gentleman’s second question, yes, the extension applies to any licensed premises—presuming he means a premises licence for consumption on the premises, rather than…21 Feb 2024HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillYes, even individuals could make an approach to the Home Office. It is not a formal application; they just approach and say, “There’s an event coming up and we think it meets the…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. Some tractors, off-road bikes and ATVs are used on farms and private land and also on the road, so they do need to be insured…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingI agree that strong enforcement is critical. We should have a zero-tolerance approach to off-road biking, as we should to all forms of antisocial behaviour. As I said, it is a…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingI thank the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent for posing that question. I think that the requirement to have insurance under section 165 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 includes public…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingIt is excellent; the hon. Gentleman should definitely look at it. Once we have got the Civil Aviation Authority regulations modified, this autonomous drone technology has enormous…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingIt is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on securing this important debate.…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingI would be interested to hear representations from the NFU or any others on that specific question, but I am grateful to my hon. Friend for sharing her experience as a former…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Off-road BikingI am glad that my hon. Friend welcomes hotspot policing, which will provide an opportunity for officers patrolling on foot to report to their colleagues if they see off-road bikes…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Robbery and Theft: Carshalton and WallingtonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the second time in an afternoon, Mrs Latham. Let me start by congratulating my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKNo one today in this House, on either side, has labelled any group collectively as antisemitic. This is about individuals and their behaviour, and where individuals harass or…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKWith permission, I will make a statement on antisemitism in the United Kingdom. Last week, the Community Security Trust published its latest report on antisemitic incidents. It…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI would be very happy to come back to the hon. Lady and other Members with an update on that question. It is an evolving situation, but I echo her comments. It is particularly…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKOf course, there are many all-party parliamentary groups and other cross-party groups taking an active interest in this area, and I am sure that the Home Affairs Committee will…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the work of the Community Security Trust, as well as to Mark Gardner—its chief executive—and all its staff and volunteers, and the…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI share the right hon. Lady’s horror at the various events highlighted in the Community Security Trust’s report, including an incident at a theatre where a Jewish man was…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThe hon. Gentleman is quite right. The events in Gaza, or indeed anywhere else in the world, provide no basis, reason or excuse at all to inflict racist abuse on citizens in this…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI am pleased to report to the House that arrests have been made in relation to the appalling attack on the office of my hon. Friend the Member for Finchley and Golders Green, and…19 Feb 2024