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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome what my hon. Friend has said; this is a problem up and down the land. At the moment, police forces are doing their best, but the Crime and Policing Bill will allow them…02 Jun 2025HANSARDViolence against Shop Workers: Rural AreasUnder the previous Government, shop theft was allowed to reach epidemic proportions. There was a 70% increase in the last two years of the previous Government. We are working hard…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman might write to me with the details of what he has outlined. If so, I will look at them.02 Jun 2025HANSARDViolence against Shop Workers: Rural AreasA case has been made over several years for why retail workers should be covered by this specific offence. Work was done with the Co-op, the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied…02 Jun 2025HANSARDViolence against Shop Workers: Rural AreasMay I express my concern about the attack on my hon. Friend’s constituent? It is totally unacceptable. Under the retail crime action plan, the police made operational commitments…02 Jun 2025HANSARD2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship: Extending Licensing HoursThe Government consulted on, and will be proceeding with, the proposal to make a contingent licensing hours order under section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003, after the majority…15 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)New clause 59 seeks to abolish non-crime hate incidents and to make the processing of personal data in relation to such incidents unlawful. It also seeks to introduce a new type…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for setting out the rationale for his new clause, and I will refer to a number of related issues. New clause 58 would give the Home Secretary the…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for explaining new clause 99. I note the work of the hon. Member for North Cotswolds and, in fact, I am due to meet him soon to discuss the subject of…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for setting out the case for the new clause on behalf of his hon. Friend the Member for Reigate. As he explained, it concerns the important…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is customary at this stage of our proceedings to say a few words to mark the end of our deliberations in Committee. It certainly feels a very long time ago that we started this…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)New clause 97 seeks to block public funding of groups or organisations that promote criminal conduct or seek to subvert the democratic functions or constitutional integrity of the…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)New clause 95 seeks to add three penalty points to the driving licence of a person convicted of littering from a vehicle. While I am sure we all want to see robust consequences…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)On a point of order, Dr Allin-Khan. I want to clarify remarks that I made during the previous Committee sitting, in response to a point raised by the hon. Member for Sutton and…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As the shadow Minister explained, the new clause seeks to remove the word “insulting” from section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986, which deals with intentional harassment, alarm…13 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam for setting out the case for introducing new safeguards for the use of live facial recognition. I agree there need to be…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his suggestions about the police response to violence and other serious offending. However, I believe that the changes contained in the proposed new…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 38 seeks to grant the police access to the tobacco track and trace system, as we have just heard. The scourge of the illicit tobacco trade threatens the health of UK…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for tabling the new clause. As hon. Members will be aware, those vested with responsibility for providing democratic oversight of police forces—whether…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I hear the hon. Gentleman’s point loud and clear. All members of this Committee are concerned about crime and want to ensure that crime goes down, that victims are supported and…08 May 2025