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HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I entirely agree. I thank my hon. Friend for drawing this issue to my attention a few weeks ago. We are looking to consult in the very near future to make sure that the law…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Probationary Police Officers: Cost of LivingLet me start by thanking the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) for securing this evening’s debate and for setting out the issues with such care, thoughtfulness and…06 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an extremely important point. It is something we work on regularly via the police covenant oversight board, which I chair. One of the steps we have already…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime: LancashireI agree completely with my hon. Friend. It is important that the public respect the family’s need for privacy at what is obviously an extremely difficult, upsetting and…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Probationary Police Officers: Cost of LivingThe hon. Gentleman makes a reasonable point. Salaries are not exactly the same but they are pretty much the same in Northern Ireland as they are in England and Wales, and the…06 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for the sentiments he expressed, which I completely understand. In relation to a full debate, scheduling business in the House is…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseAs I mentioned, for approximately four years following the publication of the report there were ongoing criminal legal proceedings which nobody wanted to prejudice, but, as I have…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseThe hon. Gentleman raises a valid point. Policing takes place by consent, and it is important that the public have confidence in the police force. That is why the apology…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. The murmurs of assent that rippled around the Committee Room as he spoke indicate that Members on both sides of the Committee agree, and so…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI have already explained several things that the Government have done in the past few years to address the issues that the bishop’s inquiry raised—[Hon. Members: “Answer the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI thank the hon. Lady for her question, which is a good one. Charters, codes and so on, in this context or any other, are only as good as their implementation. The College of…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseAs I said earlier, several things have been done in the last few years to address the issues that have been raised—not comprehensively and not everything—but they include the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI thank the hon. Member for his question, particularly given that he has such direct personal experience of the tragedy that unfolded—that he was there himself, all those years…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI would be very happy to convey the hon. Lady’s request to my Ministry of Justice colleagues.01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseA duty of co-operation on police in relation to inquiries was set out in the professional standards for policing in 2020. We will respond to the wider duty of candour, to which…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseAs I have said, the Home Secretary spoke about the issue when she was asked about it in this House yesterday. The private Member’s Bill of the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and agree with his point about the policing failures at the time. It is right that the police comprehensively apologised yesterday for the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseFirst of all, to be clear, I am in no way criticising my immediate predecessor, who was only in post for a matter of two or three months. For the record, I am most certainly not…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseClosure for victims’ families through openness is critical. The bishop’s report was an important part of that, as were the various inquiries that happened in the aftermath; we…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHillsborough Families Report: National Police ResponseThat is an important issue. It was one of the points that the bishop raised in his report, which we will respond to. We have already taken action in this area already by removing…01 Feb 2023