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HANSARDEngagementsTackling fraud has become more complex because of the online incidence, but the hon. Gentleman will have noted the massive increase in funding for tackling it in the recent…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady really does have a brass neck, because Labour voted against our funding of police recruitment and the 20,000 extra police officers. What I will tell her and…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this question. Our heartfelt condolences go to Amy’s family. Likewise, our congratulations go to Andrew on his incredible feat. We all want to…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is an incredibly difficult time, and I thank the hon. Lady for her question. Obviously the pandemic has had a particular impact, but we are working very closely to make sure…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend campaigns with typical gusto. I think he knows that changing the boundaries at local authority level is subject to an independent process, but I will ensure that he…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend raises an important point. The antisocial behaviour action plan will help us to crack down on antisocial behaviour and to make sure that those who are…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI can reassure the House that I have never called anyone scum. [Hon. Members: “More!”] If the right hon. Lady was serious about standing up for communities and people who suffer…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe River Wye is obviously of huge importance to nature. We are taking action to tackle pollution and raise farming standards. My hon. Friend will know about the Environment…29 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last Justice questions I hosted a conference of Justice Ministers and representatives from around the world—more than 40 countries—and we agreed a package of financial…28 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady raises a very important issue. As she knows, we have already rolled out specialist rape courts in Snaresbrook, London, Leeds and Newcastle. We have introduced the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for his question. We have already introduced the statutory instrument to increase that uplift for those lawyers conducting the section 28…28 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI have met Zara Aleena’s family and the chief inspector of probation to talk about those failings. We have accepted all of the recommendations. I can write to the hon. Gentleman…28 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe Government are taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence against women and girls. Just this month, in response to the Wade review, we announced tougher sentences for…28 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend will know, vapes can only legally be sold to those over 18 in this country. We limit nicotine content and refill bottle and tank sizes, and there are also…28 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLabour does not have a plan. We are the ones delivering. [ Interruption . ] I say to the shadow Justice Secretary that actions speak louder than words. Labour Members voted…28 Mar 2023HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsI thank my hon. Friend, who has woken up the shadow Front Bench team from their slumbers with that one. He is absolutely right. As part of the work I am doing with the Home…28 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will certainly take a look at the Manchester academic report the hon. Gentleman refers to. I know, through my work with His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service and the senior…28 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right and that is the focus of what the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister announced. For example, in the initial 10 police and crime…28 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsActually, we toughened up community sentences, with community payback and a massive expansion in the number of hours. The use of electronic monitoring has meant that we can be far…28 Mar 2023HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsUnder the Nationalities and Borders Act 2022, 162 people, including 34 small boat pilots, have been convicted, resulting in sentences totalling 108 years—legislation, of course,…28 Mar 2023