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HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI propose first to talk about some of the key changes made to the Bill in the other place as a result of amendments brought forward by the Government, then to turn to the Lords…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI acknowledge some of the problems with the amendment that the hon. and learned Lady sets out. I think it is Women’s Aid that rejected the amendment and said that it would do more…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI completely sympathise with the hon. Gentleman’s sentiment. Having been in this House for nearly seven years, I have often realised that we mistake the introduction of…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI had hoped to avoid the approach that the hon. Lady takes. Of course we believe that women deserve strong protection—we absolutely do—but all I can say to the hon. Lady is that…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy right hon. and learned Friend is right that we need to have a serious look at the suite of offences used in this area. He will know that many street harassment offences are…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThere are a number of definitional issues within the Lords amendment that produce fatal flaws, but I absolutely commend the spirit behind it. It comes from a good place and from a…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy hon. Friend has put her finger on the button of the problem. It is not that we are unsympathetic to the issue—of course we are not. I just do not see how, given the views of…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI completely agree with my right hon. and learned Friend, and I am as impatient as he is, not least because I am keen to kick off some analysis programmes looking at particular…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and he is absolutely right that we need to look carefully at the recording patterns and what they are telling forces such as…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAll I can do for the hon. Lady is quote from the Law Commission’s report, which I assume she has read, extensive though it is. It specifically states: “We recognise that many…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am sorry, but I am not sure that the Government ever made that promise. [ Interruption. ] Hold on, I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman has read the Law Commission’s report.…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI can appreciate the hon. Lady’s requirement for action. As I say, action is what we are trying to put in place. To be clear, again, we are not saying that the fact that we are…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Murder of WPC Yvonne FletcherI will come to that point in a moment, if I may. Following the Prime Minister’s meeting with the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock in September 2020, the Home Office…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Murder of WPC Yvonne FletcherI congratulate the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Allan Dorans) on securing this debate and recognise his indefatigable efforts to secure justice for PC Fletcher and…22 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI am a bit perplexed by that. No, absolutely not. We are giving full flexibility. They can use the £10 if they want and if they do not they do not have to. All they have to do is…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI beg to move, That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) for 2022–23 (HC 1084), which was laid before this House on 2 February, be approved. It gives me great pleasure to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThere is, actually, in the current funding formula a sparsity indicator, but nevertheless these are exactly the sorts of issues we will have to deal with in future and they are…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI am grateful to all Members who have contributed to this debate. It has been useful and I know that police officers up and down the land will have particularly welcomed at this…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Cheshire constabulary on their recruitment. I am told that they have recruited 149 officers to their complement, which is a fantastic…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportHaving been, effectively, a police and crime commissioner in the past, I must tell the hon. Gentleman that the removal of the distinction between capital and revenue receipts and…09 Feb 2022