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HANSARDPublic Order Bill: Clause 9 and ECHRMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Sharpe of Epsom) has today made the following written ministerial statement: On a free vote with…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI think the hon. Lady will want to hear me out. We recognise that this is a matter closely associated with issue of abortion, on which people have very strong views across the…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank hon. Members who have joined us for this important debate today and I look forward to the lively discussion that we are bound to have over the course of the afternoon.…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Oct 2022HANSARDCasey Review: Police DismissalsIn September we saw the very best of British policing, in the planning, handling and delivery of the operation following the death of Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. It…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am delighted to confirm that I will meet my hon. Friend in December and talk through our view with her, having discussed it. I am sympathetic to how food is an important aspect…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend rightly compliments the police for routinely arresting and charging those who are responsible for wrongdoing. Does he agree that it is not an acceptable…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIs the hon. Lady therefore fully satisfied that the powers that exist are fully complete and fully perfect in all respects? Is she satisfied that police officers will be taken…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI have lots of Members to cover, but I will of course give way.18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Louth and Horncastle mentioned the reviews that have been done: the review conducted in 2018 went into this in great depth and there has been further…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI give way to the hon. Lady as this is her new clause.18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI hope that we will have fewer, Mr Deputy Speaker, and that hon. Members will be withdrawing their amendments during my remarks. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Glasgow…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI was about to turn to my hon. Friend. She tabled amendments 51 and 52, which would add farms and food production infrastructure to the list of key national infrastructure. That…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIt is a free vote and I will be voting against the amendment. I believe the powers and legislative environment we have are appropriate at the current juncture, and that is the…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point, as indeed he did yesterday evening. I was concerned and looked into the matter. The antisocial behaviour statutory guidance states that a…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI deeply respect the hon. Lady’s policing experience and that of her family, but she has implied that the Bill will allow the freezing of protests and an inability to protest,…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI welcome that. I am a firm believer that we are stronger together and a firm believer in the Union. I always welcome hearing the views of Scots people in London, and indeed of…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI sympathise with the sentiment behind new clause 11. I hope we all agree that it is wholly unacceptable for women to feel harassed or intimidated when accessing abortion…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThat would be a decision made by a court in very specific circumstances, and I do trust our courts to take appropriate action. They can only do so on the weight of evidence, and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDBearskins ClarificationOn 11 July in a debate in Westminster Hall on bearskins, I referred to data on potential faux fur products that had previously been shared with the Department, but I also stated…05 Sept 2022