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HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI am grateful to the hon. Lady. Obviously antisocial behaviour is an important issue across the whole country, and we definitely recognise that. In my own county of Hampshire, the…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering Justicerose —11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI am a little confused. Is the hon. Lady saying she is content for protesters to be brought before the court and punished either with imprisonment or a fine through an injunction…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeOn my hon. Friend’s first two subjects, I wonder if he would reflect on the fact that both in terms of nuclear power and agriculture we have the freedom and flexibility that come…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way. I understand the picture that she is trying to paint, but I know that she will want to give the House a balanced picture…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeWill the right hon. Lady give way?11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeIt is my pleasure and great honour to close this day of debate on the Gracious Speech, with a particular focus on preventing crime and delivering justice. The past two years have…11 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeAnd we like you.11 May 2022HANSARDForensic Information Databases Strategy Board Annual Report and Updated Governance RulesI am pleased to announce that I am today publishing the annual report of the forensic information databases strategy board for 2020-21 and the updated Governance rules. This…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillLet me deal with the closing point from the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome) about Prime Minister’s Question Time. She will recall that the Speaker spends quite a…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way, if only so that I can, hopefully, enliven our proceedings slightly. I am a bit confused; the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Beth…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillYou should see my inbox.25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis is a genuine question. For many years, I was a councillor in central London and a London Assembly member. I am conscious that central London is particularly targeted by…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs I have already explained, what is said is irrelevant for the purposes of this legislation. The Bill merely covers the distress that may be caused by the volume or persistence…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to speak to the motions in the name of my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, including the associated amendments in lieu. We return yet again, I have to say with a…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with Lords in their Amendment 73, insists on its Amendment 73C to the words restored to the Bill by its disagreement to…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI understand the hon. Lady’s point, but I am afraid I disagree with it. In Scottish jurisprudence, Scotland has an advantage over England in that it has a well-expressed and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFuel Supplies: Environmental ProtestsI certainly will ensure that, and my hon. Friend is right to point out the impact, particularly on those who rely on their vehicles for their work, of these irresponsible and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFuel Supplies: Environmental ProtestsIn advance of the recent irresponsible and self-defeating protests, there has been regular engagement with the police, local authorities and industry to ensure that these protests…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Drug CrimeI will come to those in a moment. The hon. Lady will be interested to know that I had a meeting with the Children’s Society just this morning, in my capacity as a constituency MP,…20 Apr 2022