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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 9 would introduce a requirement that all CCTV camera images on the railway be made immediately accessible to the British Transport police and the relevant local Home…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 (Thirteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that point, and it is of concern to me as the Minister. We are introducing this new procedure because we think that the current legislation…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Thank you, Mr Pritchard. I wanted to make it clear that the documents that are being talked about in relation to proving identity are passports and driving licences. I take the…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)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 hon. Member for Frome and East Somerset for explaining the intention behind new clauses 17 and 18. The Government have been clear that water companies must accelerate…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As the hon. Member for Frome and East Somerset set out, new clause 14 would require the Government to establish a rural crime prevention taskforce. Let me first say that the…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for the general tone of his response on this group of Government new clauses, which come directly from the review that Commander Clayman set out, as…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that contribution. It is heartening to know that Julie supports these new clauses and recognises the important role that they can play in…08 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 (Thirteenth sitting)These new clauses on bulk and suspicious sales come directly from the police—from Commander Clayman’s report and his concern about the grey market. The police clearly believe that…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am grateful for the short speech that my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West and Leigh just made. He has spoken to me about the events in Westcliff-on-Sea and their impact…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is nice to see you back in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. This group of new clauses makes extensive and timely changes to the law around the sale and marketing of offensive weapons,…08 May 2025HANSARD Licences and LicensingI beg to move, That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved. Next week marks the…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing Bill (Ways and Means)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for her support, but on the financial settlement to police forces this year, it is worth saying that there is up to £19.6 billion going into…30 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)The shadow Minister raised the issue of consultation with youth offending teams and their equivalent in the devolved nations. My understanding is that we are not talking about a…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Part 14 of the Bill is about counter-terrorism and national security. Protecting the public is the first duty of any Government, which is why national security is a key pillar of…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)To answer the question that the shadow Minister just posed, I said in my earlier remarks that there would not be restrictions that interfered with educational and work…29 Apr 2025