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HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI have no doubt that they will be watching this session with interest. Notwithstanding one or two voices in support, the vast majority of Members have been against. No doubt as…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAs I have said, I came prepared to answer questions on that protest. It was not deemed to be of a scale necessary to make a statement about, particularly given the impact of the…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsObviously, a number of fines were handed out over the weekend, and my hon. Friend has given exactly the strong message he is looking for.07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. If anything, the protest highlighted—certainly to me and to many millions of our fellow citizens—the miracle that is a newspaper. Information is…07 Sept 2020HANSARDBiennial Report of the National DNA Database Strategy BoardI am pleased to announce that I am, today, publishing the annual report of the National DNA Database Strategy Board for 2018 to 2020. This report covers the National Fingerprints…02 Sept 2020HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioner Model: ReviewI wish to set out to the House details of a review into the role of police and crime commissioners. The Government’s manifesto committed to strengthening the accountability of…22 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Office for Police Conduct: Annual Report and AccountsI am today, along with my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jesse Norman, publishing the 2019-20 annual report and accounts for the Independent Office for…22 Jul 2020HANSARDReoffending RatesI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this organisation to my attention, not least because last night, I read Ray and Vi Donovan’s booklet “Understanding…14 Jul 2020HANSARDReoffending RatesAs we have heard this morning, the Government are committed to reducing reoffending rates across the board, not least because it is a specific target of the crime and justice…14 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingWith his usual perspicacity, my hon. Friend puts his finger on the button. We know that the greatest deterrent of crime is the perception of the likelihood of being caught, and…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingThe hon. Lady is quite right to draw the connections between policing and other services in the public sector. I cannot speak for the resilience or otherwise of the finances of…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingThe hon. Gentleman is obviously a cup-half-empty person rather than a cup-nearly-three-quarters-full person. The biggest settlement for policing in a decade should be welcomed by…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingFirst, on a technical front, perhaps the hon. Lady misunderstands how the precept works. The primary liability, if you like, is covered by the precepting authority, which has by…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion for his constituency and his county, and I understand his impatience and his desire to battle for their financial interests, as I did as a…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingI have had a number of telephone conversations with the chief constable of Merseyside police over the last few weeks and months, as has my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary,…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingThe hon. Lady is perhaps confusing her figures, shall we say? Lancashire police received a £22.6 million increase in funding this year, which will allow it to recruit another 153…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingThe Government are now spending over £15 billion on policing—an increase of £1 billion on last year, with £700 million being allocated to police and crime commissioners to recruit…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingIt is very heartening to see that one of my hon. Friend’s priorities as a new Member in this House is to stand with and defend her local police, and she is quite right to do so. I…13 Jul 2020HANSARDHome DepartmentSuch hazards are assessed using the housing health and safety rating system, the HHSRS. Structural collapse, falling elements and fire safety hazards are assessed using that tool.08 Jul 2020HANSARDHome DepartmentSuch hazards are assessed using the housing health and safety rating system, the HHSRS. Structural collapse, failing elements and fire safety hazards are assessed using that tool.…08 Jul 2020