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HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingOf course I will. My right hon. Friend, as always, speaks with great authority and wisdom. I can tell the House that we will shortly be consulting on a new police funding formula.…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingThe right hon. Lady asks about sentencing in rape cases. I point out that the average rape sentence is now nearly two years higher than after the last Labour Government. She talks…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingWill the right hon. Lady give way?31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI do not recognise that calculation around neighbourhood numbers. What I do recognise is the police statistics published last week, which show that we are on the cusp of setting a…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Funding Settlement 2023-24My right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary has today laid before the House the police grant report for England and Wales 2023-24 (HC 1066). The report sets out the Home…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI will elaborate on the national numbers in my winding-up speech, but it is important to get the numbers for Cheshire on the record. The previous peak number of officers in…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingNot any more.31 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment Alcohol Strategy 2012It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) for securing the debate and for his…18 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment Alcohol Strategy 2012I am not going to make a commitment in this debate to initiate a review, for reasons that the hon. Member will understand, but I will give the issue some consideration and careful…18 Jan 2023HANSARDLate Night Levy ConsultationThe late night levy—the “levy”—is a discretionary power enabling licensing authorities in England and Wales to collect a financial contribution from premises that profit from the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDCounty LinesThe Government are determined to crack down on county lines gangs who are exploiting our children and devastating communities. That is why we have invested £145 million in our…19 Dec 2022HANSARDCounty LinesI have already referred to the significant amounts of money being put into violence reduction units, including funding some of the activity that the hon. Lady refers to—although…19 Dec 2022HANSARDFire Cover: NottinghamshireI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for her campaigning on the issue of Nottinghamshire fire services, which she has raised with me a number of times. There is certainly…19 Dec 2022HANSARDCounty LinesI agree entirely with the sentiment that the hon. Gentleman expresses. It is vital to stop younger people, perhaps early and mid-teenagers, falling into gang culture. Very often…19 Dec 2022HANSARDCounty LinesA lot of work is going on in the area. We have provided £145 million of funding to investigate and tackle county lines. That work has included 2,900 county lines being shut down.…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSerious Violence Duty: Statutory GuidanceOn Friday 16 December 2022, my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Sharpe of Epsom) made the following written statement: The Police, Crime,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDLicensing Hours: Consultation on Extension for CoronationOn 6 May 2023, the Coronation of King Charles III will take place. To celebrate this historic occasion, events will likely be taking place throughout the weekend, both in the UK…19 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government approach illegal drugs—or drugs of any kind—under advice from the Advisory Council on the Abuse of Drugs. If the hon. Member has detailed points that he would like…19 Dec 2022HANSARDFire Cover: NottinghamshireThe level of fire cover in Nottinghamshire is a matter for the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority, but I would observe that in Nottinghamshire the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDFire Cover: NottinghamshireYes, I would be very happy to meet the hon. Member and his colleagues from Nottinghamshire, perhaps early in the new year, to discuss this issue. As I said, Nottinghamshire fire…19 Dec 2022