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HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI will meet the hon. Member and the families of the victims, as I think my predecessor has done, to listen to their concerns directly and to make sure their voice is heard in…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI echo my hon. Friend’s tribute to the families of the victims, who have shown extraordinary bravery in the way they have handled this situation and advocated for change during…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI cannot speak for my predecessor, but on the point about urgency, a number of steps have already been taken. The updated authorised professional practice guidance from the…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Nationally consistent standards are extremely important: we need to make sure that standards are equally high across the entire country.…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI thank the shadow Minister for her comments and her questions. I will try and answer as many as I can, but I am sure we will discuss this again in the future. On the HMICFRS…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement about the shootings in Plymouth in August 2021. On 12 August 2021 in Keyham, Plymouth, Jake Davison shot and killed…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Missing Person Case: Cathryn Holdsworth It is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I start by thanking and congratulating the hon. Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) on securing this debate…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI am afraid to say that very bad decisions—in fact, wrong decisions—were made in this case. As the former policing Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for North West…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsEveryone’s constituents, including the hon. Lady’s, are entitled to feel safe. As the shadow Minister said, firearms licences are not a right, and it is important that we think…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI have had extensive discussions on the question of firearms licensing, both inside the Home Office and with policing, including PCCs. As I said in answer to the previous…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Obviously, Devon and Cornwall is a large geographical area. I understand that more resources are now being deployed into firearms…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingOn 12 August 2021, Jake Davison shot and killed his mother, Maxine Davison, Lee and Sophie Martyn, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd, using his licensed shotgun. He then shot…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFORENSIC SCIENCE REGULATOR DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the motion, That the Forensic Science Regulator draft Code of Practice 2023, which was laid before this House on 26 January, be…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFORENSIC SCIENCE REGULATOR DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE 2023I have very little to add to the remarks made by the shadow Minister, my constituency neighbour. I am grateful to the Opposition for their support. We are investing in improving…20 Feb 2023HANSARDBiometrics Commissioner and Surveillance Camera Commissioner: Annual Report and ReappointmentI am pleased to announce that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Annual Report of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, together with…09 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe hon. Gentleman suggests that the newly recruited officers are replacing those lost when the coalition Government were fixing the appalling financial mess left behind by the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI beg to move, That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2023–24 (HC 1066), which was laid before this House on 31 January, be approved. I note that, regrettably, the House…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportAs I have said, we are preparing to consult in the near future on updating the wider police funding formula. Of course, police and crime commissioners have a choice on where to…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportIn the past, different police and crime commissioners have done different things. As far as the national picture is concerned, by the end of March we will comfortably have more…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportMy right hon. Friend, a former Policing Minister, makes the point extremely well. Labour PCCs have often made bad decisions and, unfortunately, that is continuing. As we speak,…08 Feb 2023