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HANSARDInjunction 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 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 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 2021HANSARDSentences for RapeAs I said earlier, the average sentence for rape is more than 10 years, and two-thirds of those convicted of that appalling crime receive more than seven years in prison. However,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extremely sorry to hear about the event in my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I am pleased that he has raised it on the Floor of the House. He will know that, for the last…14 Sept 2021HANSARDVictims BillI think that is a deeply unfair characterisation of the work to which all Ministers, and indeed the professional public servants who are involved in victim and witness care across…14 Sept 2021HANSARDReducing ReoffendingThe Ministry of Justice and the Home Office are working in close collaboration to beat crime and reduce fear of reoffending. I am the personification of that collaboration. The…14 Sept 2021HANSARDReducing ReoffendingMy hon. Friend, in his usual forthright way, is quite right and cuts to the heart of the issue. We believe there is a simple formula for success after prison: giving people a job,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDReducing ReoffendingI am not aware of the specifics of that particular case. I am happy to meet or correspond with the hon. Lady if she wishes, but it is the case that people who have been convicted…14 Sept 2021HANSARDReducing ReoffendingMy hon. Friend is quite right to point out that prevention is better than cure. One emphasis I have tried to bring to my mission as a joint Minister between the Home Office and…14 Sept 2021HANSARDVictims BillThe Government committed in the Queen’s Speech to bring forward a Bill to enshrine the rights of victims in law, and the hon. Lady can expect to see a consultation on this issue…14 Sept 2021HANSARDReducing ReoffendingThe hon. Lady will recall that we were successful at the last spending round in securing, I think, £85 million to make sure that every single person who left the secure estate…14 Sept 2021HANSARDVictims BillI do recognise the issue that the hon. Lady raises, and she will of course appreciate that we have spent significantly more money on increasing the number of independent sexual…14 Sept 2021HANSARDVictims BillThat case obviously caused consternation not just in the House but across the country, and Law Officers will be looking carefully at its implications. I am more than happy to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDSentences for RapeThe maximum penalty for rape is life imprisonment, and already rapists rightly receive significant sentences, with the average sentence in 2020 being more than 10 years. The…14 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulators Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. I know that every Member of this…08 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I am grateful to the hon. Member for Halifax for her support, not least because I am not often called sensible by Members of other parties. She is right that we need to keep the…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Local PolicingI heartily endorse my hon. Friend’s closing remarks. We offer our eternal thanks to those who keep us safe on a daily basis. I am privileged to see them in operation at close…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTackling Knife CrimeThat is exactly what knife crime prevention orders are for.20 Jul 2021