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HANSARDCriminal Justice BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that important point. The control of products is often a matter for the Department for Business and Trade, but since he has raised it at Home Office…27 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe should be clear that retrospective facial recognition puts hundreds, if not thousands, of criminals in prison. For example, it was used to catch a murderer who had killed…27 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsPersistent offenders should certainly get sent to prison. There is no question about that. Of course, it is now a statutory aggravating factor if the victim of an assault is a…27 Nov 2023HANSARDUEFA Men's European Championship: Licensing HoursThe UEFA Men’s European Championship will take place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. I am pleased to launch a consultation on extending licensing hours in England and Wales for…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaI would be happy to discuss POCA with the hon. Gentleman and other colleagues. However, there is something of a definitional confusion on this question about neighbourhood…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is a tireless campaigner on this issue. I completely accept the need for a new police funding formula. We have been working on it…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaThey are indeed working incredibly hard. I am delighted to tell the House that Suffolk police currently have 1,425 officers, which is more than at any time in their history, and…27 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to do that, and I support her call. To achieve precisely the objectives my hon. Friend describes, from April next year—in just a few months—every police force…27 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA round of safer streets funding was distributed for the current financial year, and we will make an announcement shortly about the following financial year. More money will be…27 Nov 2023HANSARDProductivity in PolicingI am pleased to announce the publication of the independent Policing Productivity Review. In August 2022, the Home Office commissioned the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)…20 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeLet me join the shadow Foreign Secretary, the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy), in expressing the whole House’s condolences to the hon. Member for Oxford West and…15 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI am afraid that I must finish up. We are also working actively with international partners, including President Sisi of Egypt, to make sure the Rafah border crossing, which I…15 Nov 2023HANSARDTackling Crime and Antisocial BehaviourI am pleased to set out to the House the Government’s response to three consultations that have informed provisions in the Criminal Justice Bill that is being introduced in the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceThat is not directly germane to the protests on Saturday. We have seen all kinds of protests in Ulster over the years—dissident Republicans among others. What we need to do is…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceI am afraid that communications between other Members of the Government are not a matter for me. I am responsible for policing, delivering record police numbers and falling crime.…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceI do not accept the hon. Lady’s characterisation; it is both unfair and unintentionally inaccurate. There are all kinds of risks that the police will have to manage on Saturday if…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceI thank the hon. Gentleman for his words. He is right to point out those examples where Members of this House, particularly on the Opposition Benches, have in the past criticised…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceWhich of course I accept without hesitation or reservation, as I always do. I agree that hatred has no place on our streets and I have said that repeatedly, but this is an…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceThat was not quite how it came across from the hon. Gentleman’s comment, but I will move on—09 Nov 2023