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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt must be hard for everybody to imagine what kind of twisted mind would think it was a good thing to do to break or steal a defibrillator, and I would be more than happy to meet…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice FundingThe Government are proposing a total police funding settlement approaching £17,000 million in 2022-23, an increase of up to £1,100 million compared with this year. Assuming full…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Solihull Police Station: Proposed ClosureMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful point. As I have said, my view is that once elections are done, all of us in elected office must seek to build consensus about what we are…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Solihull Police Station: Proposed ClosureBefore I begin, may I offer my condolences to the family of Jack Dromey? I did not know him well, but in all our dealings, he was always polite and respectful. He was a party man…11 Jan 2022HANSARDProvisional Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2022-23My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has today published the provisional police grant report (England and Wales) 2022-23. The report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination…16 Dec 2021HANSARDInterpol General AssemblyInterpol’s 89th General Assembly took place in Istanbul, Turkey between 23-25 November, during which elections took place for the role of Interpol president and membership of the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill (Morning sitting)It is a pleasure, as always, to appear under your wise and guiding hand, Mr Mundell. I start by extending my wholehearted support for my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury. I…15 Dec 2021HANSARDOffenders: Illegal Drug AddictionI am pleased that my hon. Friend is seeing the impact in his constituency of the remarkable work that his police force have been doing, mainly with Merseyside police, whose region…14 Dec 2021HANSARDOffenders in Prison: Numeracy and LiteracyMy hon. Friend is exactly right. Education is very often the solution to so many of society’s problems. It is a stepping stone towards employment, which, in itself, reduces…14 Dec 2021HANSARDOffenders in Prison: Numeracy and LiteracyWe are working to deliver a transformed prison education service that will improve numeracy and literacy of all prisoners. Prisoners will be assessed on entry and a personal…14 Dec 2021HANSARDYouth Custody Estate: SafetyWe do acknowledge the problems within the secure estate, although I hope the hon. Lady will also acknowledge the difficulties faced in handling the remaining cohort of young…14 Dec 2021HANSARDYouth Custody Estate: SafetyThe number of children and young people in custody is at a historically low level, falling from around 2,600 in 2008-09 to 515 at the end of October 2021. Although welcome, this…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971It is unusual that the doings of my hon. Friend pass me by in this House, but sadly that amendment has. It is an interesting proposal, but I hope he will give me a moment to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971As usual, SNP Members mischaracterise what we are trying to do. The key feature of the strategy is twofold. First, we are ramping up restrictions on supply, building on our…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971I have not visited a drug consumption room, although I did have a very illuminating meeting with Ruth Dreifuss, the former President of Switzerland who has been promoting the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971I refute the claim that we are stuck in the last century. In fact, we launched a world-beating strategy just last week, if the hon. Gentleman was paying attention, that proposes a…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971There are no plans to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The principle remains that drugs are dangerous and need to be controlled appropriately.14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always more than happy to visit Members’ constituencies, as the hon. Lady knows. In fact, just 18 months ago, I held a home nations drugs summit in Glasgow to deal with…14 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend’s regard for his constituents who work in the secure estate is very welcome. As he will know from the prisons strategy White Paper, we are taking a zero-tolerance…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Neighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsSir Edward, I feel like a Foxtons representative here, negotiating a property deal across the Chamber. How dynamic we can be when we put our minds to it. There is significant…14 Dec 2021