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HANSARD Digital Devices: Search Powers at the UK BorderIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) on securing the debate. I compliment her on…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyThe hon. Gentleman has been a compassionate campaigner on the issue of joint enterprise, and I have listened to him a lot over the years. I know that the matter was considered by…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyIt is very heartening to hear that those funds are making a real difference in my hon. Friend’s constituency. I also draw the shadow Minister’s attention to some of the new teeth,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillViolent crime is down from where it was in 2010 by 52%, and domestic burglaries are down by 57%. If we compare— [Interruption.] If we compare where we were in 2019 to today—28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillMy time is limited and I apologise for that.28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI will not because I have little time. That survey provides a more reliable measure of long-term trends than police recorded data.28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillIt is a pleasure to close this important debate on the Second Reading of the Criminal Justice Bill, a Bill that puts public protection and community confidence at its core. It has…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillThe hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) said that this Government have failed in their duty to keep citizens safe. It is regrettable that His Majesty’s chief…28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillIf we use the correct measure, the regrettable conclusion for the Opposition is that like-for-like crime is down by 56%.28 Nov 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice BillDomestic abuse, a sensitive category of crime, has fallen between 2019, before the pandemic, to today by 16%. [Interruption.]28 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady and I have worked together a lot on domestic abuse since we were elected. She will know that economic abuse is basically a derivative of coercive control, which…27 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI do not have that answer. I will have to go back to the Home Office and write to the hon. Member.27 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsIn the last three years we have passed comprehensive new laws covering everything from domestic abuse and street harassment to online safety. Last year the Government added…27 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe specialist sexual violence support project is now under way in Crown courts in Leeds, Newcastle and Snaresbrook. It is at an early stage but is due to report in early 2025.…27 Nov 2023HANSARDUK Citizenship TestThat is a fair question. I am not aware of the timeframe yet, to be completely honest. However, I hope I am giving the hon. Lady a little bit of guidance. I would say that I do…22 Nov 2023HANSARDUK Citizenship TestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on securing the debate. I would like to…22 Nov 2023HANSARDUK Citizenship TestI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; I was coming to that point. I think it is appropriate that I write to the hon. Member for North East Fife once the scope and…22 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationWe placed the safety of domestic abuse victims at the heart of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Local authorities have been given £25 million to ensure that all domestic abuse victims…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I know that he does a lot of work on perpetrator programmes through the White Ribbon scheme in Scotland. I am sorry to hear about the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: LegislationSorry; I will come back to the hon. Lady on that.21 Nov 2023