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HANSARD Dangerous DrugsThe legal route that we have opened up is that if the situation complies with the various conditions in the framework set by the regulations, a prescription for such drugs is…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI beg to move, That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 4 June, be approved. I am sure that Members of the House will…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Dangerous DrugsLike my hon. Friend, I have seen the results of Spice and Mamba directly while out on patrol on the streets of Newcastle. We have had passionate debates in this place about those…03 Jul 2019HANSARDBiometrics 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…27 Jun 2019HANSARDFirearms Licence FeesToday, I am publishing the Government response to the consultation we launched in January 2017 on new fees for applications for firearms licences administered by the Home Office…18 Jun 2019HANSARDDaniel Morgan Independent Panel: Contingent Liability for IndemnificationMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House of Commons a departmental minute giving notice of a contingent liability for the issuing of an indemnity…17 Jun 2019HANSARDFirefighters: Health ScreeningMy hon. Friend raises an extremely important point. There is a growing awareness and culture in the leadership across the police and fire services about the importance of the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFire Services: Overnight CoverI know there are strong feelings about the funding of Tyne and Wear fire service because we had a debate in Westminster Hall, and I have subsequently met Chris Lowther, the chief,…10 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe safety of firefighters is of huge interest to Ministers, and it is something that we do keep an eye on, but the hon. Gentleman is right in his fundamental point: these…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFirefighters: Health ScreeningI have a lot of sympathy for what the hon. Lady is saying. In relation to the Grenfell firefighters, that is something that I will of course take up with the London fire brigade.…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFirefighters: Health ScreeningI fully understand what the hon. Gentleman is saying. Firefighters are exposed to major risks and highly traumatic situations, as well as to contaminants and toxic agents, so it…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFire Services: Overnight CoverOperational decisions are for each fire and rescue authority to make as part of their work to assess local risk and manage and allocate resources according to their integrated…10 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has been persistent in making the case for more funding for Lancashire police, so he will welcome the additional £18.4 million of cash in 2019-20, on top of the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDEmergency Services Network: National Audit Office ReportFrankly, we welcome all scrutiny of the emergency services network. It remains an extremely ambitious and very challenging programme, but our intent remains the same: to make sure…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFire Services: Overnight CoverI think the right hon. Lady meant to say that it was the second anniversary, but of course the point she makes is a fundamental one that will be addressed in the statement that…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyI can confirm to the hon. Lady that, across a substantial range of technology requirements for the police, the Home Secretary and I are considering the funding requirements of the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyMy right hon. Friend has a long track record in this area. He is entirely right to raise the sensitivity in finding the right balance between security and civil liberties. On the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFirefighters: Health ScreeningThe health and wellbeing of firefighters is of huge concern to the Home Office and to the sector leaders we are working with to support further progress in this area. As the hon.…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyI have had those conversations with the Met Commissioner because I have heard exactly the same thing from members of the serious violence taskforce and officers on the beat in my…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFacial Recognition TechnologyFacial recognition technology can help the police to do their job. It must be right to support trials of this rapidly improving technology, but given its sensitivity it must also…10 Jun 2019