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HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationI thank the Select Committee Chair for her question. I do not accept that the previous initiatives have been unsuccessful. I have already pointed to the steady reduction in…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point and is right to remind the House of our much-loved former colleague Sir David’s tragic death at the hands of a knife-wielding…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationI certainly admire the shadow Minister’s sense of humour. Let me pick up some of the points she made. She asked about police numbers. As I have said, the figures that will be…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationOf the statement?18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on legislative proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other large knives in crime. Knife crime causes misery and fear in…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationThere were one or two points I added in reference to Members here, but in substance no. I am happy to try to work out what happened afterwards.18 Apr 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationI am sure that all in the House extend their condolences to the bereaved family in Luton for the incident that the hon. Lady described. We have talked about youth services quite…18 Apr 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIt is a great pleasure to speak to the amendments before the House on Report. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) for his new clause…24 Mar 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIt is occasionally possible for the Government to come up with something perfect straight away, but I accept that that does not always occur. The process that my hon. Friend just…24 Mar 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI will be extremely brief, because I know that many other Members want to bring Bills forward today, and other Members have made excellent contributions. I quickly congratulate…24 Mar 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI completely agree with the hon. Lady. There is existing guidance and practice in other areas that quite rightly clarifies or confirms that the assessment of reasonableness…24 Mar 2023HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillThe hon. Gentleman has made an important point, and I am sure that—as you have implied, Madam Deputy Speaker—the House will have an opportunity to consider it on another occasion.…24 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI am not sure I entirely agree. The offence of intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance is set out in section 78 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022,…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI do not wish to repeat everything I said at the beginning, but I want to pick up on one or two points made in the course of this short debate. The first point relates to…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillIn whatever context, stop and search has to be done in a respectful and appropriate way. That is why body-worn cameras are so important. As I pointed out a moment ago, only a tiny…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendments 6B to 6F. The Bill is about giving the police the tools they need to tackle the highly disruptive protest tactics…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Police will often suspect that crimes may be committed, but in a particular case an individual may not reach the suspicion level and, in those…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillThe way my right hon. Friend puts it is good. It is in exactly those circumstances, where the police are concerned that one of the specified crimes may be committed, that they can…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBiometrics and Forensics Ethics Group: Fifth Annual ReportMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Sharpe of Epsom) has today made the following written ministerial statement: Today I am pleased to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is raising a very important question. The case of Child Q is of course on our minds as we consider this. Some revisions are being made to the Police and Criminal…20 Mar 2023