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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have made a commitment in this House before that we will introduce a new funding formula for police forces across the land before the next election. That is the objective we are…18 Oct 2021HANSARDPet Theft TaskforceIt is typical of my hon. Friend that he would gather his constituents together to give voice to their concern in this area. The message I would give them is that we recognise…18 Oct 2021HANSARDPsilocybin: Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001The research is being undertaken in a number of academic institutions, as far as I am aware. I am happy to dig out the detail of where specifically this is being researched—I do…18 Oct 2021HANSARDDrug Safety Testing at EventsNo illicit drug can be assumed to be safe.18 Oct 2021HANSARDDrug Safety Testing at EventsWe are obviously all distressed to hear the news from Bristol. Any life lost to drugs is obviously to be mourned. Anyone interested in lawfully undertaking activities that include…18 Oct 2021HANSARD Keyham ShootingsLet me begin by saying that my thoughts, and those of all Members of the House, will largely be with the families who so tragically lost their loved ones—Sophie and Lee Martyn,…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Keyham ShootingsMy hon. Friend is quite right, and if she will give me a moment, I will outline the part that the Government will play in helping Keyham to grieve and to recover. I have been…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25I am grateful to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee for her unequivocal support for the police and the action that has been taken. She is right that we need to do significant…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25My hon. Friend speaks with his usual wisdom on this issue. The knock-on consequences of such traffic obstruction are economic but also emotional. We have seen heartrending stories…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25I had hoped that we would reach a consensus across the House. I know that the possibly relatively small number of Liberal Democrat supporters who were sitting in those traffic…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25My hon. Friend is right to say that this type of protest has caused significant concern across the country for many people who rely on the roads for their livelihoods and to get…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25What a splendid idea, not least as we learnt from the television this morning that one of the leading organisers of this group has yet to insulate his own home, despite urging the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25I could not have put it better myself; my hon. Friend is absolutely right on that. I know from his own history that one of the key things we have to do is engender in the British…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25Happily, it is boys and, increasingly, girls in blue that we are seeing on the frontline. The alliteration is flying, is it not, Madam Deputy Speaker? I am grateful for the right…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25We are very alive to the possibility of other motorways being affected. If they are, of course we will take the action that is required. My hon. Friend highlights an important…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25My hon. Friend expresses pithily the frustration and the cost of the protests to wider society. If only we had some way to recover that cost from those individuals. Sadly, that is…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s support. As an esteemed officer of the court, he will know that, to get an injunction, we have made a case exactly as he says. It is not about…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25Stoke-on-Trent is soon to renamed part of the green country for the work it is doing. This shows the great tragedy of these protests; we are actually making enormous strides in…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25In his usual forthright and direct manner, my hon. Friend puts his finger on the button. We are now seeing extremely swift action—police are arriving on the scene within minutes.…22 Sept 2021HANSARDInjunction to Protect the M25I thank the hon. Lady for her unequivocal support for the police, which we do not always hear in this House. I am grateful to her for that. It is undoubtedly the case that the…22 Sept 2021