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HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for Thames Water. It is again a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the Backbench Business…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Thames Water: Government SupportAt a Sutton council meeting before the 2024 election, I made it clear that if two Liberal Democrat MPs were elected in Sutton, we would hold Thames Water to account for its…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)First, I express general support for the clause. I welcome the measures to combat this menace in our communities, which we have heard about in the room here today and also in the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)To pick up the point on the root cause of antisocial behaviour, does the right hon. Lady agree that being in unsuitable housing, and then being trapped in unsuitable housing…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)I am not sure that the shadow Minister understands the severity of the difficulties that families find themselves in. I have a certain sympathy with wanting to sound like there is…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)The shadow Minister talks about the victims of antisocial behaviour and the offenders. I completely agree with his desire to provide an incentive for those are offending, but…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)We welcome measures to combat fly-tipping. As my hon. Friend the Member for Frome and East Somerset has already mentioned, the problem is particularly concerning for rural…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)Has the Minister considered additional funding and support for the police? The suggestion is that those actions—the pursuit and physical taking of the vehicle—would require more…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsReports about the Met police raid and arrests at the Quaker meeting house in Westminster last Thursday have caused great alarm, particularly because Quakers are renowned for their…31 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q That leads to a question about how the orders are working at the moment. You welcome extending them. Does that suggest that in the very small number of cases in which they are…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)That is an astonishingly low figure.27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q We have done a lot of work in my constituency on stalking legislation, due to some casework that we received. The Suzy Lamplugh Trust previously identified “systemic issues with…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for coming along. You will have to forgive me as I kind of wiggle around here a little bit. Clause 14 is on assault of a retail worker, and goes on to define…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q It is good to see Neil, my ward councillor and council colleague in Sutton. I want to focus on the seizure of motor vehicles, which relates to an issue we have on our high…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for joining us today to assist us with scrutiny of the Bill. I want to look at the clauses about concealing identity. Clauses 86 to 88 make it an offence for someone…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Do you think the new powers in the Bill are necessary? Do they allow you to do the things that you wanted to be able to do at previous protests but were not able to? Chief…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you again for coming along and for your campaigning. You must be proud that you have got this leap—this legislation—to try to combat some of the trauma that you…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Picking up on a comment you made, Baroness Newlove, around resources and officers—while powers are all well and good, the challenge is having enough numbers to exercise them.…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your benevolent gaze, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) for securing this important debate, and I point to my…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsThe hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. The right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) almost took the words out of my mouth. Is it not…26 Mar 2025