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HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourThe hon. Gentleman has expressed very eloquently the role of mission-led government that this party is taking on. The mission on safer streets, which covers antisocial behaviour,…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend. I think that what he has described demonstrates the role of partnership working in dealing with antisocial behaviour.27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourThe hon. Gentleman will know that where police stations are located and how many there are is a matter for police and crime commissioners, or, in the case of the Metropolitan…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourYes, I absolutely agree. This is not just about the police; it has to involve councils, social housing providers and the other agencies that will tackle, together, the scourge of…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourWhat I often hear from shopkeepers and shop workers is that they do not report shop theft because they think no one will come and nothing will be done. That is one reason why the…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourWe all know the importance of a good night’s sleep, so I hope very much that respect orders will go some way towards delivering that. There may be additional things that we need…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI am going to answer the questions, if the hon. Lady will give me an opportunity to do so. [ Interruption. ] I think a little courtesy in the House is helpful. We are talking…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the Government’s action to tackle antisocial behaviour. From residential neighbourhoods to busy high streets,…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI have always tried to be respectful to all Members of this House, and I will now try to deal with some of the points made by the shadow Minister. The most important point for the…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourAs I said in my remarks, housing associations and social housing providers will be able to apply for respect orders. I ought to say, as well, that the existing civil injunctions…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI welcome my hon. Friend; her experience as a former prison officer will be invaluable in this place, bringing that knowledge to share in our debates. She is absolutely right;…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. It is rather odd that the picture painted by the Opposition is that all the powers are there so everything is fine and why do we…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourAnnouncements on the provisional police settlement will be made in the usual way next month. The Home Secretary has already indicated that an additional half a billion pounds will…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI hear very clearly that those bikes, along with off-road motorbikes, are a problem up and down the country, and we are looking at that. What we can announce today is that we will…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI do not think anybody is pretending that we have inherited a positive, rosy economic settlement from the previous Government. We are having to make difficult decisions and tough…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI take crime, urban or rural, very seriously. The neighbourhood policing guarantee, for example, is not just about urban areas; it has to cover rural areas as well. People living…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI must say that I am very pleased to hear a Conservative Member of Parliament asking to be added to our list of pilot areas for the respect orders. I will certainly do that.27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI will certainly add Rugby to the list. My hon. Friend makes an important point about how this cannot just be done with the police alone; it has to be done alongside councils. I…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her comments and questions. First, the specific issue we want to address is giving the police the powers they need to deal with the antisocial…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourMy hon. Friend is the last to ask a question, but it was a very important one. He is absolutely right: there is a huge amount of anger about how things were allowed to get to this…27 Nov 2024