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HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsLast summer, the Government were elected on a promise to end the use of asylum hotels. Well, it has now been nine months, so let us see how they are getting on. The use of asylum…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI support my hon. Friend’s proposals around first cousin marriage. The health implications are deeply alarming. We could take that forward in the Bill and put it to a vote of the…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI have to finish now. I am glad to see so many familiar clauses in the Bill. The Opposition broadly support the intent of the Bill, but what really matters is delivery—making sure…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe hon. Lady will know that child grooming falls under the portfolio of the Safeguarding Minister who, during the Conservatives’ time in office, had dozens of meetings on that…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe system being used is not biased. It has been tested by the National Physical Laboratory, and the bias problems that existed seven or eight years ago have been resolved. The…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am going to make some progress, but then I will give way. I am rather anxious to make sure that those record ever numbers are maintained. The funding settlement for the police,…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillAttrition in the police forces is something we need to take very seriously. I am trying to recall the numbers, but from memory, each year approximately 3% to 4% of police officers…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI will not apologise for delivering record police numbers. If the hon. Gentleman’s local force is not deploying those officers in the best way, he should take that up with his…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am just going to develop a point, and then I will be happy to take interventions—particularly from the Home Secretary. In 2014, it was changed from being an either-way offence…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe hon. Gentleman is showing extreme enthusiasm, which I feel should be rewarded.10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWhat an appealing choice! I give way to the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra).10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillLet me start by paying tribute to the brave police officers up and down the country who, on a daily basis, put themselves in the line of danger to protect us and our…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe Metropolitan police, as a whole, does in fact have record officer numbers, but it could have had about an extra 1,500 officers had its police and crime commissioner, Sadiq…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am just going to actually make the point first, if I may. According to the crime survey for England and Wales, which the Office for National Statistics says is the only…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillMy hon. Friend is quite right. Conservative police and crime commissioners do tend to have much better track records on keeping police stations open and delivering lower crime…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am just going to answer the question, if I may. One of the relevant metrics to consider is the overall volume of crime that the police have to investigate. That might be the…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe Minister will come back to it later.10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we are to prosecute these offences, put more potential perpetrators in prison and, critically, protect the public, we need to detect…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillAs I said, there was a record ever number of police officers, but if the hon. Gentleman wants to measure police officer numbers against demand, one of the relevant metrics to…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWill the Minister give way?10 Mar 2025