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HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Third sitting)If I may just finish this point. They are entitled to make the decision to break the law and suffer the consequences. That is something that we accept in this country. People can…14 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Third sitting)I echo what my colleague on the Front Bench, my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon Central, was saying about how we approach the policing of protests in this country. Obviously,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. After the conference on disarmament in March, the UK representative said that while the situation in Ukraine would clearly have an impact on countries’ security calculations,…13 Jun 2022HANSARDNational Resilience Strategy: Food SecurityThis situation has become increasingly urgent because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has seriously disrupted global food supplies. Will the Minister comment on rumours…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q You say that in Belarus anyone who has been fined is not allowed to organise a protest for another year. This measure goes way beyond that. Olly Sprague: We have not looked at…09 Jun 2022HANSARDNational Resilience Strategy: Food Security3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure food security preparedness as part of his Department’s national resilience strategy.09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q I think the Amnesty note says that in other countries, the issue is about not being allowed to organise a protest, but this measure, as I understand it, would mean that you were…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q May I ask about the serious disruption prevention orders in clause 12? As I understand it, there could be an application to the court by the authorities to prevent somebody from…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)I could understand it to a point if somebody’s presence at a future protest could lead to a dangerous situation, which is what you say the international comparison would be; but…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q How do you see the provisions working? As I understand it, an application has to be made to a court for the order. Would the person who was going to be subject to this order be…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q In that case, again, if they are willing and wanting to be arrested and are not worried about the level of fines because payment will be crowdfunded, that suggests that it is…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (First sitting)Q Can I go back to the question of deterrent? With some of the groups we are talking about, particularly the environmental campaigners, the aim is to get arrested—that is very…09 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Second sitting)Q You would like to think that our civil liberties protections were a bit better than those in Belarus, but the ban there is only for a year, rather than five. Olly Sprague: Yes.09 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionI thank my hon. Friend and agree with him, but I have some reservations about going down that path. A lot of the conversation about mental health in recent years has focused on…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionI think I have just about time to thank everybody for coming, and I hope that this debate continues. I am sure that it will. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionI beg to move, That this House has considered Government action on suicide prevention. As always, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Bone. Three weeks ago today, I…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I know there was a very good debate in this Chamber yesterday morning, which unfortunately I could not attend, where such issues were…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionIn the case of my friend Ric, we learned at the inquest last week that he had phoned a mental health crisis helpline. In that conversation, he revealed that he was in the middle…08 Jun 2022HANSARDReducing ReoffendingA recent report showed that thousands of severely mentally ill prisoners who had been assessed as requiring hospitalisation were not being transferred because of the shortage of…24 May 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI have looked at the section in the report on children’s mental health, which is okay as far as it goes, but we know that child and adolescent mental health services are in…23 May 2022