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HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI agree with the right hon. Lady that this was an unspeakable tragedy, which has moved all of us in its dreadfulness. I cannot imagine what those families have gone through, not…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestObviously I recognise the deep concern about these investigations, not least in regard to—the right hon. Lady, whom I welcome to her new position, drew attention to this—the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI certainly can give that reassurance, and we will stand four-square with the commissioner herself as she seeks to do exactly that. The Met have not stood still in seeking to…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestOf course I offer my profound condolences to Sarah. As a father myself, I cannot imagine ever having to go through that kind of experience: it must have been terrible. I am aware,…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI have.13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that people need to have confidence not just in the force as a whole but in individual officers. He may know that 17 officers were…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI understand the hon. Lady’s anger and frustration, which many of us feel. However, as I said, I am reassured that the Met are taking the three steps required to learn the lessons…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestObviously the Home Secretary, along with the Mayor of London, felt the current commissioner is the right person to do the job for the next two years. Of course these awful events…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestThe police have extensive training on many of these issues. Although I acknowledge that trust and confidence in the police have taken a battering over the past few months, it is…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI understand the hon. Gentleman’s frustration, but I am sure he will understand that it is extremely important that the IOPC relies on the “I” and that it is the Independent…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestJust to finish, Mr Speaker, the Government take this incident extremely seriously and we want to do everything we can to make sure that it does not happen again.13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestFirst of all, my apologies, Mr Speaker. I was not aiming any particular comment at you. It is just that the microphone went off as I was finishing. I acknowledge the terrible…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI have to confess that I object to this characterisation that I do not care or that we do not care about these individuals. It is completely unfair and completely untrue, not…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestFirst, it is not the case that this matter is not being investigated further. As I have outlined several times, a number of lines of inquiry are being pursued, both about the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestFor the avoidance of doubt, let me say that these were very obviously horrific gay murders, targeted against men because they were gay and driven by who knows what—homophobia or…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestAs I said, much of my work over the past two years has been devoted to bringing the focus of the whole of UK policing and, in particular, its leadership on to murder as a specific…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestThat is definitely the consistency that we seek, but there is a category of deaths that have thus far needed some focus, which is unexplained deaths. For example, the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyMy right hon. Friend is absolutely spot on. A lot of people underestimate the impact that illicit drugs can have on not only their physical health, but, importantly, their mental…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI certainly will.06 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyAs a rural Member, I have seen the impact of county lines in my constituency, and my hon. Friend is absolutely right that the pernicious effect of this method of distribution and…06 Dec 2021