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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am glad that there is cross-party support for these measures. The clauses were, on the whole, included in the Criminal Justice Bill introduced by the previous Government.…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 72, in clause 118, page 133, line 22, at end insert— “(1A) Where a youth diversion order requires a person to provide information or produce a document, it…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful for the shadow Minister’s comments. On his point about information on schools and stigmatising children, am I right in thinking he believes that information will be…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)This group relates to SIM farms. We know that criminals abuse telecommunications networks, including texts and calls, to target people and defraud victims at a significant scale.…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am happy to comment. With matters such as this, the normal procedures are in place around consultation. There has been extensive consultation on getting these provisions into…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI thank my hon. Friend for those comments. He is absolutely right to pay tribute to the community, the members of the public who came forward when the attack was happening and the…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI am grateful to the shadow Minister for his comments; he is absolutely right to praise the public of Headingley and the emergency services. The policing presence in Headingley…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentFirst, I thank my hon. Friend for securing this urgent question. I begin by saying that my thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrific violent incident in…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI also pay tribute to Laura, an incredibly brave woman who faced a horrific attack when her neighbour got into the house through the roof space and attacked her and her partner.…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI thank my hon. Friend for bringing Joan to see me today. She is an incredibly brave and impressive person, and we heard directly from her what the loss of Dave meant to her, her…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI am grateful for the comments from the hon. Member who leads on this subject for the Liberal Democrats. We all are committed to ensuring that violence against women and girls is…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s comments. Let me reassure her that all police forces have additional resources in this new financial year—up to £19.6 billion is going into…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentIn just a few sentences, the right hon. Gentleman has made a compelling case for why change is needed in this regard. I cannot go any further today, but I hear what he says, and I…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentMy hon. Friend has raised the important issue of how victims of such attacks are supported. As I said, this morning I talked to Joan about the support that she received after the…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentThe hon. Gentleman has made an important point about reassurance for the public, so that they can feel confident about going out in local communities. I know that West Yorkshire…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentWe are working as quickly as possible to understand and identify the nature and scale of the growing cohort of predominantly young men and boys who are fixated with violence. We…28 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Forensic Science Regulator Draft Code of Practice 2025 (VERSION 2)I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Forensic Science Regulator draft Code of Practice 2025 (Version 2). It is a pleasure to see you in your place, Sir…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentThe hon. Gentleman makes the case for what this Government are doing on neighbourhood policing. We are putting 13,000 police officers and PCSOs back into local areas and…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentYes, of course I would condemn any such comments. Clearly, I cannot comment on anything that was posted online in relation to the case we are talking about today, but the hon.…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI do not want to get into trouble with you, Mr Speaker, but I am very conscious of the excellent work done by the Mayor of West Yorkshire and her deputy, Alison Lowe, on violence…28 Apr 2025