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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that that sort of approach is important in tackling repeat offenders with whom retail workers will be very familiar? They know who the offenders are in…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)It is obviously the case that retail workers have to stop the sale of certain products at times, whether it is because the customer is under age or for other reasons. Of course,…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)Of course. In all cases, it is a balance between getting an interim order in place to protect children in the immediate term, and ensuring that we get true justice through the…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)At the evidence session last Thursday, the witnesses that we spoke to about this issue said that the magistrates court was the most appropriate place for these cases to be heard.…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 1, tabled by the hon. Member for Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), seeks to increase the increase the penalty on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 17 creates a new stand-alone offence to prosecute adults committing child criminal exploitation, to prevent exploitative conduct committed by adults against children from…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 18 creates a new regime for child criminal exploitation prevention orders. A CCEPO is a new civil order that enables prohibitions or requirements to be imposed by courts on…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Onshore Wind and Solar GenerationIn my constituency of Gordon and Buchan, the Suie and Correen hills are subject to a planning application for a new onshore wind farm. There is also concern that, because of that,…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Onshore Wind and Solar GenerationThe supply chain is important for the roll-out of onshore and offshore wind, and the oil and gas sector supply chain will be crucial, but it is being worn away by the rush to end…02 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Respect orders are indeed meant to be preventive, and everyone on the Committee wants them to work, but part of prevention is deterrence. Knowing that it will hit them in their…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Last Thursday, in the evidence session, we heard that a large number of under-18s engage in antisocial behaviour. Does the shadow Minister agree with me and some of the witnesses…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I will comment briefly on clause 10, which is on the possession of a weapon with the intent to use it unlawfully for violence. The provision is much needed and, if implemented…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I welcome the intention of the Bill to tighten up regulations for fly-tipping, which is such a blight in our communities up and down the country. I know that the Bill refers…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)If one way to help reduce the likelihood that someone in their private house with the windows closed would not have to listen to these vehicles—as no one should—was to have powers…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I completely agree that it is time to get serious about this issue. Will the hon. Member support our new clause that would give police the power to confiscate these vehicles from…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)This is about the impact on not just communities and individuals but on farmers, livestock and rural businesses. In many cases people are seeing their livelihoods disrupted and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)Earlier, we considered extending timelines from 48 hours to 72 hours to take in, for example, weekends and bank holidays. The new clause fits quite nicely with that, and would…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Although I completely agree with the need to extend the power, why was 72 hours chosen? Was there work or analysis behind that figure?01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)For clarity, will the threshold at which a youth injunction is given be at the same sort of level as for a respect order, but with the age element added in, or will there be a…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)On this amendment and amendment 31, on reducing the age threshold to 16, we heard from the experts and people who gave evidence that we should reduce it to 16 because that is…01 Apr 2025