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HANSARDViolence and Abuse towards Shop Staff: Call for EvidenceToday the Government have published their formal response to the call for evidence on violence and abuse toward shop staff. The Government recognise that the violence and abuse…07 Jul 2020HANSARDPolicing in Devon and CornwallCan there be any greater pleasure than to gather together late at night to talk lyrically about such a wonderful part of the country, second only in its beauty to the North Wessex…06 Jul 2020HANSARDBiometrics Commissioner Annual ReportMy noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following written ministerial statement: I am pleased to announce that my…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)My role on this Committee is obviously becoming clear: it is to manage Members’ legitimate desire for urgent action and change, and to indicate that there is a process we need to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Strangely, the officials have not provided me with a script of nice things to say about them. First, I am obviously grateful to all Members of the Committee for the constructive…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I should start by acknowledging the issue of waking watch. It is obviously very serious. In my previous position as Housing Minister, I met a number of groups that were struggling…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)As the hon. Member for Croydon Central has pointed out, the Prime Minister has accepted the outcome of the Grenfell inquiry. However, Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report stated that…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)The fire safety order places the onus on the responsible person to identify and mitigate fire risks. For the most part, it engages responsibility for fire safety in line with the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Notwithstanding the fact that the hon. Member for St Albans obviously recognises that this blunt instrument, as she put it, might result in unintended consequences, not least…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Sir Gary, the hon. Member for Hammersmith knows the impositions put on Ministers of the Crown as to what they can and cannot say in public. Legal interpretations emanate from…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)It is shocking.25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, Mr Streeter—Sir Gary. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] I apologise. Again, I acknowledge the impatience. It is worth remembering that the Bill is a technical clarification…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)We acknowledge that clarification of the scope of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 will represent operational change for many, particularly responsible persons, who,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I recognise Members’ impatience for us to get the measure through as quickly as possible and to put the new regime in place, not least because it will take time to bed in. There…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)The amendments seek broad delegated powers to amend key articles of the fire safety order: articles 2 to 22, in parts 1 and 2 of the order, which relate to the interpretation of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)The hon. Lady is right to raise with me whether there is a need to address the issue of cabling and ducting in buildings. That was raised with me when I was Housing Minister, and…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Fundamentally, as my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner says, we are concerned that the definitions in the amendments might have a narrowing effect. Detailed…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I am very conscious, not least as the former London Assembly member for the area, that it is less than two weeks since we marked the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)I was just going to try to draw out some of the complexities of access, not just for fitting, but for maintenance. Just to clarify, the way the Bill is commenced will have…25 Jun 2020HANSARDSurveillance Camera Commissioner: Annual ReportMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying the 2018-19 annual report of the surveillance camera commissioner before the House, as required by section 35 of the…25 Jun 2020