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HANSARDOffensive WeaponsAs part of the Government’s continuing action to tackle serious violence and keep dangerous weapons off the streets, we have on 9 June laid draft regulations—Surrender of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDPolice NumbersI am grateful to the hon. Lady for allowing me to clear up what is obviously a misunder- standing. Throughout the crisis, I have held weekly calls with police and crime…08 Jun 2020HANSARDTheft of Tools from Trades PeopleStealing someone’s tools is a particularly rotten kind of crime. Not only does it deprive them of their belongings, which is bad enough, but it also often deprives them of their…08 Jun 2020HANSARDTheft of Tools from Trades PeopleMy hon. Friend is one of the most original thinkers in the House and therefore it is no surprise that he champions innovation in all things, including crime fighting. Yes, he is…08 Jun 2020HANSARDPolice NumbersThe Government are of course committed to delivering an extra 20,000 police officers over the next three years and to putting violent criminals behind bars for longer. That is why…08 Jun 2020HANSARDPolice NumbersI join my hon. Friend in congratulating his local police on the peaceful passing off of the protests in his area on Saturday, and I thank him for taking the trouble in his first…08 Jun 2020HANSARDPolice NumbersI join my hon. Friend in offering congratulations to his local police force and chief constable for the work they have done throughout the lockdown. Police across the entire…08 Jun 2020HANSARDAnthony Grainger Inquiry ReportToday the Government have published their formal response to the Anthony Grainger Public Inquiry and a copy will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Anthony Grainger was…19 May 2020HANSARDBiometrics and Forensics Ethics Group: Annual ReportMy noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following written statement: Today I am pleased to announce the publication…05 May 2020HANSARDKnife CrimeKnife crime is a scourge on our society that leaves a trail of grief, anger and despair across entire communities, costing lives and leaving people afraid. That is why the Home…23 Mar 2020HANSARDKnife CrimeMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise this appalling issue which, notwithstanding the current crisis, has dogged this country. As somebody who, in my role at City Hall in London…23 Mar 2020HANSARDPolice Disciplinary ProceduresI am certainly willing to pass on the hon. Gentleman’s good wishes to the men and women of the Metropolitan Police Service, who we are in touch with daily, if not several times a…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCustody SuitesI can confirm that. My hon. Friend is correct in his supposition that there will be extra burdens on the police, but the Home Secretary and I are in close contact with forces…23 Mar 2020HANSARDShop Workers: Protection from ViolenceThe right hon. Lady is right to raise this issue. I hope to reassure her that we are in very close contact both with the police about the patterns of behaviour they are seeing,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDShop Workers: Protection from ViolenceI wholeheartedly endorse my hon. Friend’s remarks. He is right that when we emerge from the crisis that is engulfing our country, there will be a general reassessment of who is…23 Mar 2020HANSARDShop Workers: Protection from ViolenceWe are committed to driving down crime and violence in all its forms, which is why, to strengthen our understanding of the scale of violence and abuse towards shop staff, we…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCrime HotspotsI offer my hon. Friend a belated welcome back from his extended recess; it is nice to see him in his place. He is right to raise the issue of rural crime. As somebody who…23 Mar 2020HANSARDPolice Disciplinary ProceduresThe vast majority of police officers fulfil their duties to a very high standard, but where they fall short, it is only right that they are held to account. In February this year,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCustody SuitesMy hon. Friend has been a persistent correspondent with the Home Office on this matter, but, as he hopefully knows, the provision of custody suites is an operational decision for…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to raise the capacity and capability of our military, which is second to none. Where we can, we will draw upon it. He will know that this country has…23 Mar 2020