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HANSARD Fire Safety BillI understand the hon. Gentleman’s impatience, and it is shared by us all across the House. The scheme is in development, as I understand from MHCLG, and I know that Ministers are…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillMy hon. Friend speaks with some expertise in this area and has been a constant presence in debates on this matter over the past few years. He is right. The amendment is…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillThat is the case. I know that my MHCLG ministerial colleagues have been in this place and debated this extensively and, having made the case to the Treasury, it was gratifying to…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillIt seems a long time since I spoke on this Bill in Committee in June last year. I am playing a small part in the Bill’s passage through both Houses, and I stand in today for the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.24 Feb 2021HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherMadam Deputy Speaker, it is not often that Adjournment debates result in a positive action, but I am pleased that we are able to work together to see where we can get to. As I…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherI congratulate my right hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) on a moving and compelling speech. I know that the tributes that he has paid to Yvonne…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)This has been an interesting and stimulating debate, with some great contributions from both sides of the House. Before I start, I want to thank all hon. Members for the tributes…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I beg to move, That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) for 2021-22 (HC 1162), which was laid before this House on 4 February, be approved. It is a great pleasure to…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)indicated assent.10 Feb 2021HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)My hon. Friend is right: it is a complete disgrace, and unfortunately during the pandemic we have seen a rise in the particularly unpleasant practice of spitting or coughing on…10 Feb 2021HANSARDViolent CrimeI am slightly mystified by the hon. Lady’s attempt at surprise, not least because I think there was an exchange at this Dispatch Box some months ago when we discussed the serious…08 Feb 2021HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkI know that living in one of the most beautiful constituencies in the country is not sufficient compensation for a lack of connectivity, although it provides some commiseration to…08 Feb 2021HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkI share my hon. Friend’s frustration. Representing a large rural constituency myself, I know exactly his experience and therefore his keenness to have his constituents better…08 Feb 2021HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkI understand that the hon. Lady feels that her job is to trade in hyperbole, but I think she has slightly overstated her case today, not least on the cost of the emergency service…08 Feb 2021HANSARDEmergency Services NetworkThe programme continues to make steady progress, and confidence in the technical viability of the solution continues to increase. The core network has been built, and much of the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDeletion of PNC Records: Response and RecoveryFurther to my statement to the House on the 18 January, this is an update on the work being carried out to recover the records deleted from the Police National Computer (PNC) in…08 Feb 2021HANSARDViolent CrimeAs I am sure the hon. Gentleman knows, we have been dealing over the past year with a pandemic—it might have passed him by, but it has not the rest of us. That pandemic has had a…08 Feb 2021HANSARDPolice Officer NumbersThis Government are recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers by March 2023—an unprecedented increase in the next three years that reflects the biggest recruitment drive in…08 Feb 2021HANSARDPolice Officer NumbersIt is no surprise that so diligent a Member would take every opportunity to maximise the benefits from this enormous uplift in police officers for his constituents. While the…08 Feb 2021